Ethics Naturalized: Feminism's Contribution to Moral Epistemology |
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Authors: | Alison M Jaggar |
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Institution: | Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO 80309-0232, USA |
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Abstract: | A survey of Western feminist ethics over the past thirty years reveals considerable diversity; nonetheless, much recent work in this area is characterized by its adoption of a naturalistic approach. Such an approach is similar to that found in contemporary naturalized epistemology and philosophy of science, yet feminist naturalism has a unique focus. This paper explains what feminist naturalism can contribute to moral philosophy, both by critiquing moral concepts that obscure or rationalize women's subordination and by paying attention to real-life practices of moral inquiry, including those used by women. |
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Keywords: | ethical naturalism moral epistmeology naturalised epistemology moral rationality feminist ethics |
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