Mary Daly (born 1928) was considered the foremost feminist theoretician and philosopher in the United States.Mary Daly was born in Schenectady, New York, on October 16, 1928. Educated in Catholic scho...
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In the following review of Beyond God the Father, Ruether finds flaws in Daly's conception of women and her notion of castrating “phallic morality.”
Mary Daly's new book...
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In the following review, Douglas lauds Daly's frank and insightful portrayal of her life as a feminist scholar in Outercourse.
Looking back to Outercourse: The Bedazzling Voyage, logbook of ...
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In the following review, Adams praises Daly's contribution to feminist theory and offers a favorable evaluation of Outercourse.
For anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the radical ...
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In the following essay, Griffin analyzes Daly's feminist philosophy of language and its application as an alternative mode of communication theory and rhetorical practice among women. According...
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In the following essay, Ratcliffe provides an overview of Daly's radical feminist critique of patriarchal language and discusses the rhetorical strategies of intervention by which she exposes m...
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In the following review, Douglas praises Daly's optimistic world view, but finds Quintessence inferior to her previous works.
Readers in 2048 will like Mary Daly's new book, Quintesse...
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In the following essay, Schaeffer recounts Daly's controversial academic career at Boston College and discusses the possibility of her early retirement in the face of a legal challenge brought ...
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In the following review, Moane praises Daly's accomplishment with Quintessence, arguing that the work “pushes her ontological analysis to new depths.”
Quintessence is Mary Daly...
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In the following excerpt, Shukla presents a favorable review of Quintessence, which the critic contrasts with Rosemary Radford Ruether's Women and Redemption.
The liquor store around the cor...
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In the following interview, Daly discusses the abuses of patriarchal language, her conception of and contribution to radical feminism, the dangers of biotechnology, and her utopian vision of a patriar...
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In the following essay, Korte traces the development and contradictions of Daly's feminist theology and post-Christian critique of patriarchy, particularly as shaped by her reading of Simone de...
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In the following review, Irion offers a positive assessment of Beyond God the Father, though notes shortcomings in Daly's lack of historical perspective.
The most searing and searching book ...
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In the following essay, Gray examines Daly's subversion of male-defined language and philosophy through the calculated use of metaphor, naming, and linguistic inventions, particularly as such s...
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In the following essay, Korte discusses Daly's conception of time and her use of temporal disjunctions in Quintessence to escape patriarchal notions of absolute space/time.
At the brink of a...
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In the following review, Jenkins praises Daly's “succinct and seductive” examination of modern welfare states in The Gender Division of Welfare, but laments the work's lack...
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In the following review, Donnelly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses in Beyond God the Father.
Mary Daly usually does not tease. Coy she is not. Nor playful. Nor shy.
In fact, if ever there ...
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In the following review, Steinfels criticizes Beyond God the Father, noting Daly's “effort to decimate patriarchal religion, language, and ideas.”
Earthly utopias, in books or ...
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In the following review, Neal compliments Daly's central argument in Beyond God the Father.
Attempting a radical critique of patriarchy, Mary Daly addresses the symbol system of liberation t...
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In the following review of Gyn/Ecology, Mollenkott commends Daly's critique of patriarchal oppression, but objects to her judgmental and intolerant perspective.
Mary Daly, associate professo...
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In the following review of Pure Lust, Frye commends Daly's “exemplary iconoclasm,” though expresses reservations concerning her treatment of race and her optimistic notion of natu...
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In the following review, Penelope offers a positive evaluation of Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language.
Have you ever stopped in the middle of an intense conve...
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In the following excerpt, Hedley discusses Daly's attempt to depose male-defined language through etymological reconstructions and the invention of a new vocabulary for women, culminating in We...
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Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men.Male relatives of women with such genes often do not realize that they, ...
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Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men. Male relatives of women with such genes often do not realize that they,...
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Mary Daly
Critical Review by Rosemary Radford Ruether
Study: Male relatives face risk from breast cancer genes; doctors urge more men to get tested
