by Anna Argirò
This article focuses on motherhood as a point of arrival for the biological and social spheres, as well as the public and private, the physical and psychic. Feminist philosophies of our age converge and confront each other around this topic. The article proposes that we emancipate motherhood from its biological status by elevating it into a philosophical category which allows us to reflect on the complexity of the human condition and initiate a dialogue between the varying philosophical perspectives of contemporary feminism. We shall do this using a radical critique of the metaphysical notion of subjectivity. In this manner we try to outline a path that can free motherhood from its purely reproductive function and a monolithic vision of femininity, in order to underline its potentiality. In particular, we aim to emphasize the relational aspect of motherhood. In our opinion, by highlighting this aspect, motherhood can embody today an existential, ethical and political paradigm in an age in which relationality first appears in an aggressive form.