Concern about feminist methods of articulating ethical theories arise during. Lenses for examining ethical psychological practice. A considerable body of feminist ethical critique largely anglophone and aca. Feminism, ethics, and the question of theory jstor. Richly interdisciplinary in orientation, hypatia serves as a resource for the philosophy and wider womens studies communities and for all those interested in philosophical issues raised by feminism. Moral psychology studies the features of cognition, judgement. It is perhaps the most significant insight in feminist moral psychology that the distinction between the psychologies of oppressors and those they oppress is a much more significant psychological distinction to make and analyze than is the distinction of the moral psychologies of biologically sexed women and men.
So defined, feminism is a firstorder ethical, social and political programme. To a large extent, feminist ethical theory can be understood as both a response to, and a movement against, a historical tradition of more abstract, universalist, ethical theories such as utilitarianism, deontology, and in certain respects, contractarianism and virtue theory, which tend to view the moral agent either as an autonomous, rational actor, deliberating out of a calculus of utility or duty, or else as an often disembodied and decontextualized ideal decisionmaker, unburdened by the. A journal of feminist philosophy for anyone with an interest in moral psychology this volume will prove both enlightening and provocative. Feminist ethics and social theory and millions of other. Humes theory by valorizing womens caring in a new moral theory, the ethic of care. Feminist ethics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Feminist moral psychology stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
Pdf the 5 overarching themes that characterize feminist ethics are. Moral psychology studies the features of cognition, judgement, perception, and. These essays push the envelope of moral psychology so hard that the reader is forced to rethink what she takes moral psychology to be. The assumption seems to be that if we have committed to a patticular moral theory, we will, when possi. Feminist moral psychology deals with what feminists, in particular, have contributed to the field of moral psychology, or the ways in which their approach to these issues is motivated by feminist concerns, especially in connection to understanding and attempting to end womens oppression.
The empirically based research findings in moral psychology consistently indicate that ethic of care s intuition in the matter was correct. These feminists imply that traditional moral theory is sexist. Feminist ethics and social and political philosophy. Article pdf available october 2012 with 1,256 reads how we measure reads. Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorizing has undervalued andor underappreciated womens moral experience, which is largely maledominated, and it therefore chooses to reimagine ethics through a holistic feminist approach to transform it. Second, like all philosophical as well as socialnatural scientific. Prior to 1970, there was no recognized body of feminist philosophy card 2008, 90. Philosophers exploring the ethical implications of closeness, or given intersubjectivity, favor an essential human predicament over an essential sexual dualism to explain their positions on responsibility for and response to the other. In moral psychology it was the first theory to present a model of moral judgment based on emotions. Feminist moral psychology stanford encyclopedia of. A journal of feminist philosophy is a forum for cuttingedge work in feminist philosophy. A professional organization dedicated to promoting feminist ethical perspectives on philosophy, moral and political life, and public policy.