In this volume, Taine Duncan offers a critique of Jürgen Habermas inspired by ethical and political feminist philosophy. She argues for a critical, theoretically grounded relational ethics and maintains that modern critical theory must be sensitive to social, political, and embodied difference. The utopian spirit of normative ethics, she suggests, can only be fairly achieved by fluidly working together for shared interests. By synthesizing feminist hopes for utopian ideals with the concept of solidarity that emerges from a relational ethics, this book puts forth a feminist project of cosmopolitanism as foundational for an ethical society. Habermas and Feminism explores the relevance of Habermas to philosophy while discussing how his strictures and assumptions limit what normative ethics should actually engender, a notion of embodied subjectivity contributing to emancipation and political participation.

Fills a gap in the literature by providing an updated critique and examination of Habermas' thought (including his most recent work) as it relates to ethical and political feminist philosophy

1. Normativity, Belonging, and Identity Politics.- 2. The Public-Private Antinomy and Issues of Democratic Participation in a Globalized World.- 3. Solidarity and Utopia: Feminist Goals in Critical Theory.- 4. Seeking Utopia Not Consensus: How Immigration and Migration Challenge Us to Think Topically.- 5. Care Ethics, Disability Advocacy and The Future of Human Nature.- 6. Conclusion: Emancipatory Intersubjectivity: How Dialogue Across Difference Strengthens Critical Theory.