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Feminist theories of ethics
Feminist ethicists ask how centuries of moral philosophy written almost entirely by men shaped what counted as reasoning, virtue and value. Their answers range from criticism of the classic theories to new ones, above all the ethics of care, and they have drawn strong objections from inside feminism as well as outside it.
In this topic
- A family of approaches
- The historical critique
- Beauvoir and the construction of gender
- Gilligan's different voice
- Worked example: the Heinz dilemma
- Noddings and the caring relation
- Care beyond the home
- Worked example: caring for an ageing parent
- Intersectionality
- Objections
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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