Neurofeminism Issues at the Intersection of Feminist Theory and Cognitive Science |
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| Author:
| Bluhm, Robyn
Maibom, Heidi Lene
Jaap Jacobson, Anne |
| Editor:
| Jacobson, A. Jaap |
| Series title: | New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-36838-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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Going beyond the hype of recent fMRI 'findings', thisinterdisciplinary collection examines such questions as: Do women and men have significantly different brains? Do women empathize, while men systematize? Is there a 'feminine' ethics? What does brain research on intersex conditions tell us about sex and gender?
Going beyond the hype of recent fMRI 'findings', thisinterdisciplinary collection examines such questions as: Do women and men have significantly different brains? Do women empathize, while men systematize? Is there a 'feminine' ethics? What does brain research on intersex conditions tell us about sex and gender?