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    Amy Baehr

    contemporaryFeminist Political Philosophy

    Amy Baehr is a contemporary feminist political philosopher whose work examines the intersections of liberalism, feminism, and social justice. She has contributed notably to debates about whether liberal political theory can adequately account for women's oppression and the structural barriers women face. Her scholarship interrogates the assumptions embedded in mainstream political philosophy and advocates for feminist correctives to liberal theory.

    Notable Achievements

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    Developed critiques of liberal political philosophy from a feminist standpoint

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    Edited and contributed to foundational work on feminist political philosophy and liberalism

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    Argued that philosophical speculation about women must account for structural and social obstacles to their opportunities

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    Advanced scholarship on comprehensive doctrines and their relationship to feminist politics

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    Moral Responsibility

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    Philosophers speculating about women ought to take into account the obstacles to women's opportunities for subjecthood and choice created by those who constructed an oppressive situation for women.

    Rights & Liberty

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    Philosophers speculating about women ought to take into account the obstacles to women's opportunities for subjecthood and choice created by those who constructed an oppressive situation for women.

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    Feminist Political Philosophy

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