Sex, culture, and justice: the limits of choice

Introduction

Creativity, cultural practice, and the body : Foucault and three problems with the liberal focus on choice

Masculine domination, radical feminism, and change

Social construction, normativity, and difference

All must have prizes : the liberal case for interference in cultural practices

Two orders of autonomy and political liberalism : breast implants versus female genital mutilation

Paternalism and autonomy

Liberal perfectionism and the autonomy of restricted lives

Conclusion.

Introduction

Creativity, cultural practice, and the body : Foucault and three problems with the liberal focus on choice

Masculine domination, radical feminism, and change

Social construction, normativity, and difference

All must have prizes : the liberal case for interference in cultural practices

Two orders of autonomy and political liberalism : breast implants versus female genital mutilation

Paternalism and autonomy

Liberal perfectionism and the autonomy of restricted lives

Conclusion.