This work investigates the possibility of an ethics of sexual difference by examining Luce Irigaray's critical engagement with the Western philosophical canon. Tina Chanter, a scholar specializing in continental philosophy and feminist theory, provides a rigorous analysis of how Irigaray re-reads foundational thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Hegel. The book argues that by exposing the phallocentric biases inherent in these historical texts, Irigaray creates a space for a new, non-hierarchical relationship between the sexes.

Scholars in the field of feminist philosophy recognize this text as a significant contribution to the understanding of Irigaray's complex methodology. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires a foundational knowledge of continental philosophy to fully grasp the author's arguments.