The Future of Differences

This key work addresses one of the most central and controversial issues in contemporary feminist theory: the problem of difference.

1. The Problem of Difference. The Other. From erasure to emphasis. From difference to differences. The future of differences. 2. From Difference to Differences: The Case of Feminist Standpoint Theory. Defining the feminist standpoint. The challenge of difference: redefining the feminist standpoint. Toward a new paradigm. 3. A Method for Differences. Feminism, method and difference. Weber's ideal type. Feminist ideal types. Conclusion. 4. The Epistemology of Moral Voice: Displacing Hegemony in Moral/Legal Discourse. . Different moral voices. Different legal voices. A new legal game. An alternative moral epistemology: multiple voices. 5. Backgrounds and Riverbeds: Feminist Reflections. Theories of the Background. Subverting the Background. Shifting the riverbed. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.