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The Idea of God in Feminist Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
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Abstract

The marginal position of women within the Western tradition provides a critical vantage point for feminist redevelopment of the notion of God. Feminists tend to replace the classical categories of substance philosophies traditionally used for God with relational categories often drawn from organic philosophies. They also project the dynamic character of language itself into the discussion of God. This essay focuses on these issues as they are developed by Mary Daly and Rebecca Chopp.

Type
Embodying Divinities
Information
Hypatia , Volume 9 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Feminist Philosophy of Religion , Fall 1994 , pp. 57 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 by Hypatia, Inc.

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