What is "feminist" about feminist ethics? Do womenβs voices yield a distinct approach to the study of ethics? Although theyβre far from uniform, womenβs voices, shaped by legacies of sexual politics, differ enough from menβs to warrant a separate hearing. In Feminist Ethics feminist philosopher C
Feminist Ethics
β Scribed by Claudia Card
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 309
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This collection of essays about the nature, current state and implications of feminist ethics covers subjects ranging from the history of feminist ethics to the logic of pluralist feminism, presenting feminist perspectives on such topics as terrorism, bitterness and women trusting other women.
β¦ Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Content
PART ONE: Contexts, Histories, Methods
1. The Feistiness of Feminism
2. On the Logic of Pluralist Feminism
3. Ethics of Method: Greasing the Machine and Telling Stories
4. A Response to Lesbian Ethics: Why Ethics?
5. Postmodernismand Other SKepticisms
6. Feminist Ethics: Projects, Problems, Prospects
PART TWO: Character and Moral Agency
7. Why TerrorismIs Morally Problematic
8. Philosophy Is Not a Luxury
9. Whatβs Wrong with Bitterness?
10. The Social Self and the Partiality Debates
11. Integrity and Radical Change
PART THREE: Questions Concerning Womenβs Voices and Care
12. Gender and theComplexity of Moral Voices
13. The Virtue of Feeling and the Feeling of Virtue
14. Whom Can Women Trust?
15. Some Thoughts about βCaring"
Bibliography
The Contributors
Index
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