Date of Award

9-2007

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Philosophy

Supervisor

Diane Enns

Language

English

Abstract

My thesis contributes to the general area of scholarship that examines the intersection of contemporary radical feminist theory with our dominant ideologies of romantic love. To this end, the philosophical work of 20th century novelist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir informs my critical feminist perspective that love is for women the "dream of annihilation". I argue that while our dominant ideologies of romantic love are far from being an ideal forum for the maintenance and development of women's existential subjectivity, these ideologies can indeed be reconceived in a way that allow women to love in their strength and not in their weakness.

McMaster University Library


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