A review by forever_amber
Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction by Rosemarie Tong

5.0

A wonderful account on the main streams of thought in feminist philosophy and, I would say, pragmatism. Definitely a great starting point, and by the way, an important one for everyone to read, because I am sick and tired of one equating "feminism" with activities limited to opening the door for oneself (which is not a feminist thing but just good manners that men should possess). I can now see how flat, stereotyped and stupid the popular connotation of the word "feminism" is and how deep its struggles are. Of course, not all people can be philosophers, but it seems to me that 80% of population does not even have the simplest reflective powers and abilities.

This is one of the best books I've bought for myself, because it is also an introduction, though very concise, to many other crucial themes such as psychology and Freudism, existentialism, postmodernism, philosophy of economics, etc.