Drucilla Cornell est une auteure dont l'œuvre explore des questions profondes de droit, de justice et de dignité humaine. Ses analyses se concentrent souvent à l'intersection du droit coutumier avec les idéaux autochtones et sur le développement d'une jurisprudence de la dignité. Cornell examine de manière critique comment ces concepts façonnent les systèmes juridiques et sociaux contemporains. Ses recherches invitent les lecteurs à reconsidérer les principes juridiques fondamentaux et à rechercher des formes plus équitables d'ordre juridique.
The book, first published in 2004, is part of the Routledge imprint under Taylor & Francis. It offers insights into its subject matter, providing valuable perspectives and research relevant to its field. The publication aims to contribute to academic discourse and is intended for readers seeking to deepen their understanding of the topic.
In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both the human and revolutionary politics.
The collection of essays explores the enduring significance of ideals such as freedom and equality stemming from Western democratic revolutions. Drucilla Cornell argues that critiques from feminism, race theory, and other contemporary perspectives have not undermined these ideals but rather enriched their interpretation, ensuring their survival through the challenges of the twentieth century.
Examines the relationship of deconstruction to questions of ethics, justice and legal interpretation. Cornell argues that renaming deconstruction 'the philosophy of the limit' will enable us to be more precise about its meaning.
Drucilla Cornell presents a thought-provoking examination of feminist theory, emphasizing the need to move beyond essentialist views of feminine sexuality. She critiques the traditional roles assigned to women, such as motherhood, arguing that these perspectives limit women's true sexual difference and reinforce existing gender hierarchies. The new introduction contextualizes her arguments within contemporary feminist debates, offering a fresh lens for understanding women's value and identity in society.
The narrative explores the intersection of ethics and politics through the lens of women's experiences and dignity. Drucilla Cornell delves into profound themes, highlighting the challenges and triumphs faced by women in their pursuit of respect and autonomy. This thought-provoking work invites readers to reflect on the complexities of gender, power, and moral responsibility in contemporary society.
The relation between law and revolution is one of the most pressing questions of our time. As one country after another has faced the challenge that comes with the revolutionary overthrow of past dictatorships, how one reconstructs a new government is a burning issue.
Exploring the concept of freedom beyond mere equality, Drucilla Cornell challenges women to pursue a more profound and meaningful life. She delves into the political, legal, and cultural implications of this pursuit, emphasizing that true fulfillment involves addressing both emotional and physical needs. Cornell presents bold perspectives on controversial topics such as abortion, prostitution, and same-sex marriage, while engaging with philosophical ideas from notable thinkers like Kant and Hegel. This thought-provoking work invites readers to reconsider the essence of women's liberation.
Exploring the influences of key thinkers like Heidegger, Cassirer, Fanon, and Benjamin, this work revives Kantian political philosophy amidst contemporary nihilism. It confronts the pervasive violence in society—economic, social, political, and cultural—by weaving a narrative of hope through diverse representations of freedom. The book emphasizes the urgent need for a decolonization of critical theory and advocates for a renewed commitment to the future of socialism, challenging readers to rethink the purpose and direction of critical thought.
In this risk-taking book, a major feminist philosopher engages the work of the actor and director who has progressed from being the stereotypical “man’s man” to pushing the boundaries of the very genres―the Western, the police thriller, the war or boxing movie―most associated with American masculinity. Cornell’s highly appreciative encounter with the films directed by Clint Eastwood revolve around the questions “What is it to be a good man?” and “What is it to be, not just an ethical person, but specifically an ethical man?” Focusing on Eastwood as a director rather than as an actor or cultural icon, she studies Eastwood in relation to major philosophical and ethical themes that have been articulated in her own life’s work.In her fresh and revealing readings of the films, Cornell takes up pressing issues of masculinity as it is caught up in the very definition of ideas of revenge, violence, moral repair, and justice. Eastwood grapples with this involvement of masculinity in and through many of the great symbols of American life, including cowboys, boxing, police dramas, and ultimately war―perhaps the single greatest symbol of what it means (or is supposed to mean) to be a man. Cornell discusses films from across Eastwood’s career, from his directorial debut with Play Misty for Me to Million Dollar Baby.Cornell’s book is not a traditional book of film criticism or a cinematographic biography. Rather, it is a work of social commentary and ethical philosophy. In a world in which we seem to be losing our grip on shared symbols, along with community itself, Eastwood’s films work with the fragmented symbols that remain to us in order to engage masculinity with the most profound moral and ethical issues facing us today.
