Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Continental Philosophy
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    The Disney vacation is iconic in American culture. Advertising promises people that a trip to Disney will bring adventure, family togetherness, and even happiness itself. To understand why someone might see Disney as “the ultimate embodiment of consumer society,” the authors can start with Karl Marx. It might be helpful to temporarily forget everything one has heard about Marx, because what counts as “Marxism” in mainstream culture is often just a caricature of an interesting and wide‐ranging ph…Read more
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    Days and Nights of a New Mother
    In Fritz Allhoff & Sheila Lintott (eds.), Motherhood ‐ Philosophy for Everyone, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010.
    This chapter contains sections titled: The Maternal Condition: Freedom in Situation Beyond the “Ideal Mother”: Creating Our Own Identities Mommy and Me Notes.
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    Intersectionality
    International Studies in Philosophy 35 (1): 1-12. 2003.
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    In recent years, calls for a new humanism have arisen from a variety of voices across the spectrum of philosophy, expressing frustration with outdated models of the human that cannot account for the richness of our social being. The postmodern deconstruction of the human now requires a reconstructive moment. In response, the author articulates a new and explicitly posthumanist humanism using the framework developed by Jean-Paul Sartre in his later Marxist-Existentialist works. Sartre's unique di…Read more
  • Book Reviews (review)
    with Stefan Bird-Pollan and David Detmer
    Sartre Studies International 17 (2): 89-102. 2011.
    The Lived Experience of Existence: Fanon between Theory and Meta-Theory Review by Stefan Bird-Pollan Farhang Erfhani, Aesthetics of Autonomy: Ricoeur and Sartre on Emancipation, Authenticity, and Selfhood Review by David Detmer Jennifer Ang Mei Sze, Sartre and the Moral Limits of War and Terrorism Review by Elizabeth Butterfield.
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    While the postmodern critique of universals provides important insights, it also leaves us in an unacceptable position---lacking solid justification for moral judgments and political action, and unable to generalize about human experience. I argue that the best response to relativism lies in a new humanism. Any new humanism must be "post-humanist"---taking into account valid critiques of past humanisms, incorporating multicultural voices, and building upon an understanding of the common human co…Read more
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    In this article, I will investigate Sartre's claims regarding need as an element of the human condition, and I will compare them to the analysis of need found in the works of Marx and of Herbert Marcuse. These comparisons will raise important questions, such as: given the cultural diversity of experiences of need, is Sartre justified in speaking of needs common to all humans? Are these human needs to be considered permanent fixtures, or do they change historically? And, how might this affect the…Read more
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    In this article, I will investigate Sartre's claims regarding need as an element of the human condition, and I will compare them to the analysis of need found in the works of Marx and of Herbert Marcuse. These comparisons will raise important questions, such as: given the cultural diversity of experiences of need, is Sartre justified in speaking of needs common to all humans? Are these human needs to be considered permanent fixtures, or do they change historically? And, how might this affect the…Read more
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    Intersectionality
    International Studies in Philosophy 35 (1): 1-12. 2003.
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    The columbia history of twentieth-century French thought
    Journal of the History of Philosophy 45 (2): 340-341. 2007.
    Elizabeth Butterfield - The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought - Journal of the History of Philosophy 45:2 Journal of the History of Philosophy 45.2 340-341 Muse Search Journals This Journal Contents Reviewed by Elizabeth Butterfield Georgia Southern University Lawrence D. Kritzman, editor. The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Pp.xxv + 787. Cloth, $85.00. This unique collection of short articles surveying twentieth…Read more