Bremeno dôkazu majú znášať tí, ktorí trvajú na disparite privilégií, alebo načo oprašovať staré filozofické argumenty

• Authors: Mariana Szapuová

Title variants

EN

THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS TO BE WITH THOSE WHO ARGUE FOR A DISPARITY OF PRIVILEGES, OR WHY TO BRUSH UP OLD PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

Justifying the subordinated position of women in society by appealing to biological sex differences has a long history and is popular today, too. In this article the author aims to reconstruct some counter-arguments against such kind of legitimisation of gender inequality developed by Harriet Taylor Mill and John Stuart Mill in the 19th century. These philosophers articulated the problem of women’s subjection, and in line with their liberal position argued for women’s liberation on the grounds of freedom and social justice as well as on those of ethical utilitarism. The author argues that the arguments of these philosophers merit attention even today.

Keywords

EN

WOMEN´S SUBJECTION; FREEDOM; LIBERAL AND UTILITARIAN ARGUMENTS; SOCIOLOGY

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum (Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-12

Contributors

author

Mariana Szapuová

• Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Gondova 2, P.O.BOX 32 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia