A contextual legal philosophy – a Nordic feminist perspective
Short description
What if the contextual presumption, central to feminist legal philosophy, is taken seriously? This presumption, that knowledge reflects the particular conditions in which they are produced and by whom, forms the backdrop of this project.
About the project
A general objective is to synthesize, transmit and to actualize the feminist legal philosophical research I have pursued over some 30 years in a book on contemporary Nordic feminist legal philosophy.
With help of a ‘Nordic feminist version of legal philosophy’ I reflect on law’s possibilities to meet today’s challenges beyond what is at the present. What would an imaginary legal philosophy look like, a legal philosophy beyond ‘the tipping point of the apocalypse’?
What a ‘Nordic feminist version of legal philosophy’ could be will be elaborated through the ‘classical legal philosophical questions’.
- What is legal philosophy, and what does it do?
- Can legal philosophy be of help in the shaping of the future (and if so, how)?
- Could legal philosophy be helpful to meet the urgent challenges of today, such as the transformation of democracy (including individualization), the increased focus on parts of the population as ‘the others’, the re-commodification of human beings (and other living bodies)?
The project includes visits to Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen and Kent University in Canterbury, performed in April and June 2024. The project will be published as a book.