Only Natural

Louise Antony is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. Antony has research and teaching interests in the philosophy of mind, feminist philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of cognitive science and the philosophy of religion. She is the co-editor of A Mind of One's Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity (with Charlotte Witt), Chomsky and His Critics (with Norbert Hornstein), and editor of Philosophers Without Gods: Meditations on Atheism and the Secular Life . She served as President of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology in 2010-11, and President of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in 2015-6.

• Introduction Part I: (My) Philosophy Meets (My) Feminism1. Quine as Feminist: The Radical Import of Naturalized Epistemology2. Is Psychological Individualism a Piece of Ideology?3. Sisters, Please, I'd Rather Do It Myself: A Defense of Individualism in Epistemology.4. Backlash and Double Binds 5. Fantasies of Embodiment and Entitlement: Feminism and Analytic Philosophy6. Is There a 'Feminist' Philosophy of Language? 7. Pornography and the Philosophy of Language 8. Be What I Say Part II: Knowledge and Partiality9. Naturalized Epistemology, Morality, and the Real World10. The Puzzle of Patriotism 11. Because I Said So: Toward a Feminist Theory of Authority (with Rebecca Hanrahan)12. The Socialization of Epistemology 13. Embodiment and Epistemology 14. Bias -- Friend or Foe? Reflections on Saulish Skepticism Part III: Beyond Nature v. Nurture15. Human Nature and its Role in Feminist Theory16. Back to Androgyn: What Bathrooms Can Teach Us About Equality17. Natures and Norms18. Different Voices or Perfect Storm? Explaining the Dearth of Women in Philosophy19. Feminism without Metaphysics: A Deflationary Account of Gender

In Only Natural, Antony's tremendous philosophical insight illuminates a wide range of phenomena – some woefully neglected – that feminists of all stripes and disciplines should take seriously. Her tightly argued views draw on her expertise in philosophy of mind and epistemology and demonstrate the tremendous value of feminist work for a wide range of areas. Some of the essays have already had a major impact, and the newer ones surely will. It is essential reading for anyone interested in feminist theory.