Gavin Rae

Western thinking on sexuality has historically affirmed not only a binary division between two sexes, each of which is defined by unique fixed attributes that delineate its essence, but also a privileging of the masculine over the feminine and heteronormative relations over alternatives. By engaging with psychoanalytic theory, phenomenology, feminist and gender theory, and the new materialisms, Gavin Rae shows...

While Western political theory has traditionally affirmed the importance of pure reason, this has recently come under attack from a variety of directions. These critiques include those who question its universal pretensions, its neglect of the emotions, and its attachment to rationally discerned truth. Gavin Rae accepts aspects of these critiques but rejects the conclusion that reason should be abandoned...