PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Christine Battersby is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Warwick. She is a leading philosophical thinker, with specific interests in feminist metaphysics and aesthetics and the author of Gender and Genius: Towards a Feminist Aesthetics and The Phenomenal Woman: Feminist Metaphysics and the Patterns of Identity.
'Battersby's new study offers challenging arguments backed up by detailed textual analysis; her treatment of Kant is a real tour de force , and the writing is clear and vivid. The examination is especially deep on the subjects of gender, the female, and the feminine in relation to the concept of the sublime.' - Carolyn Korsmeyer, University at Buffalo, USA '!a rich and insightful treatment of the aesthetics and the politics of the sublime. It is impressive not only for its historical range and philosophical perspicuity, but likewise for its thoughtful treatment of questions of race, gender and the event of 9/11. Philosophers, political theorists, and students of cultural studies alike will benefit from Battersby's original and nuanced intervention.' - Robert Gooding-Willliams, The University of Chicago, USA 'Christine Battersby's deep understanding of the history of the idea of the sublime has enabled her to present a new account of it that is sensitive to multicultural and especially feminist concerns. This wonderfully informative and stimulating study deserves a wide readership.' - Robert Bernasconi, The University of Memphis, USA
