- Title
- The enlightenment of man: the patriarchal nature of western liberalism
- Creator
- Farrall, Nathan Allen
- Relation
- Newcastle Business School Student Journal Vol. 2, Issue 1, p. 71-78
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- This essay explores the western liberal traditions that arose from the enlightenment, creating societies that are dominated by hegemonic masculinity. Both the idea of a ‘social contract’ and the public/private divide that are central to western liberalism are concepts that inherently advantage those who are best able to work within the masculine structures of the modern western liberal state. This hegemon continues to use the enlightenment principles of ‘rationality’ and ‘universalism’ that has forcefully legitimised liberal thinking and social structures to maintain a position of dominance while delegitimising counter-hegemonic movements. This essay argues that a fundamental rethinking of these philosophical traditions is needed if the masculine hegemon is to be successfully challenged. This rethinking of the modern state removed from its traditional masculine structures may allow for a radically rethinking of politics to one that makes room for care and more feminised practises.
- Subject
- feminist analysis; western philosophy; Newcastle Business School Student Journal; private public divide; social contract; sexual contract; state; discourse; masculinity; patriarchy; gender
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1467443
- Identifier
- uon:47825
- Identifier
- ISSN:2207-3868
- Rights
- © 2019 The Author. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
- Language
- eng
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