Feminist Morality
Title | Feminist Morality PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Held |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 1993-11-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780226325934 |
How is feminism changing the way women and men think, feel, and act? Virginia Held explores how feminist theory is changing contemporary views of moral choice. She proposes a comprehensive philosophy of feminist ethics, arguing persuasively for reconceptualizations of the self; of relations between the self and others; and of images of birth and death, nurturing and violence. Held shows how social, political, and cultural institutions have traditionally been founded upon masculine ideals of morality. She then identifies a distinct feminist morality that moves beyond culturally embedded notions about motherhood and female emotionality. Examining the effects of this alternative moral and ethical system on changing social values, Held discusses its far-reaching implications for altering standards of freedom, democracy, equality, and personal development. Ultimately, she concludes, the culture of feminism could provide a fresh perspective on—even solutions to—contemporary social problems. Feminist Morality makes a vital contribution to the ongoing debate in feminist theory on the importance of motherhood. For philosophers and other readers outside feminist theory, it offers a feminist moral and social critique in clear and accessible terms.
An Invitation to Feminist Ethics
Title | An Invitation to Feminist Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Hilde Lindemann |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-07-31 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0190059338 |
Feminist ethics addresses how power, through gender, affects moral practice and theory. This enterprise is more important than ever before in an age of sharpened attention and concern for feminist issues and injustices. Yet the number of terms which have entered mainstream discussion can quickly overwhelm the novice: intersectionality, gender neutrality, androcentrism. An Invitation to Feminist Ethics offers an easy-to-understand, hospitable approach to the study of feminist moral theory and practice from a renowned ethicist, underscoring its need and the clarifying light it casts on some of the most pressing topics in contemporary society. The work surveys feminist ethical theory, beginning with an explanation of ethics, feminism, and gender before discussing the concepts of discrimination, oppression, gender neutrality, and androcentrism. The work further discusses in-depth intersectionality and microagressions before examining personal identities and how identities are vulnerable to oppression, and what can be done about it. The book also includes a helpful overview of three standard moral theories--social contract theory, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics--and a discussion of their failings from a feminist point of view, followed by introductions to feminist care theory and feminist responsibility ethics. A "close-ups" section explores three social practices--bioethics, violence, and the globalized economy--within which these concepts are applied, and the need for feminist ethics is most urgent.
Feminist Ethics
Title | Feminist Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Card |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Fifteen essays address subjects ranging from the history of feminist ethics to the logic of pluralist feminism and present feminist perspectives on such topics as terrorism, bitterness, women trusting other women, and survival and ethics. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ethics and Representation in Feminist Rhetorical Inquiry
Title | Ethics and Representation in Feminist Rhetorical Inquiry PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Dayton |
Publisher | Composition, Literacy, and Cul |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2021-09-21 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780822946731 |
The historiography of feminist rhetorical research raises ethical questions about whose stories are told and how. Women and other marginalized people have been excluded historically from many formal institutions, and researchers in this field often turn to alternative archives to explore how women have used writing and rhetoric to participate in civic life, share their lived experiences, and effect change. Such methods may lead to innovation in documenting practices that took place in local, grassroots settings. The chapters in this volume present a frank conversation about the ways in which feminist scholars engage in the work of recovering hidden rhetorics, and grapple with the ethical challenges raised by this recovery work.
Feminists Doing Ethics
Title | Feminists Doing Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Peggy DesAutels |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2001-09-10 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0742579964 |
Feminists Doing Ethics is the debut title in the new Rowman & Littlefield series, Feminist Constructions. In this thoughtful collection, contributors refashion essays from the international conference on feminist ethics, Feminist Ethics Revisited (October 1999), with an aim to critique social practice and develop an ethics of universal justice. The essays in this exciting volume explore the intricacies and impact of reasoned moral action, the virtues of character, and the empowering responsibility that morality generates. Feminists Doing Ethics brings to light concepts and ideas that are intended to extend our understanding of morality and of ourselves.
Global Feminist Ethics
Title | Global Feminist Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Peggy DesAutels |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Feminist ethics |
ISBN | 0742559114 |
This volume is fourth in the series of annuals created under the auspices of The Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST). The topics covered herein--from peacekeeping and terrorism, to sex trafficking and women's paid labor, to poverty and religious fundamentalism--are vital to women and to feminist movements throughout the world.
Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics
Title | Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | James W. Walters |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2003-10-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780815630104 |
As a deeply religious thinker who disclaimed all rationalistic systems, Martin Buber produced an insightful critique of modern philosophical ethics, one that became productive soil for another nontraditional philosophical ethic: feminism's care ethic. In light of the recent emphasis on the new morality, antifoundationalism, and postmodernism in ethics, the dialogical ethics of Martin Buber merits close examination. Most important, Walters compares and contrasts Buber's and feminism's personalist ethics in light of two considerations: the lack of attention by feminist writers to the feminist-Buber linkage and the long-standing and general inattention by twentieth-century thinkers to the ethical dimensions of Buber's thought.