Afterword: Democracy, Difference, and Deconstruction

A theory of feminist obligation requires us to attend to the political context for obligations, and that context requires participation, communication, and interpersonal relationship as the model for political community. I admit that this “conclusion” may seem somewhat inconclusive to many readers, not all of them traditional or mainstream. Describing the context for obligation may be interesting and useful, but it is still not the same as developing a theory of obligation such as consent theory. If obligation is given, what are those obligationsto? What are myexactpolitical obligations in any given situation? In any given relationship? In