Feminists Doing Ethics

Peggy DesAutels is the coauthor of Praying for a Cure. She is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton. Joanne Waugh is the author of numerous articles and chapters including 'Socrates, and the Character of the Platonic Dialogue' featured in Who Speaks for Plato. She is associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

• Part 1 Theory MattersChapter 2 Seeing Power in Morality: A Proposal for Feminist Naturalism in EthicsChapter 3 The Scope of Our Concerns: Reflections on 'Woman' as the Subject of Feminist PoliticsPart 4 Forming Selves, Being AgentsChapter 5 Social Groups and Individuals - Individuality, Agency, & TheoryChapter 6 Identity and Free AgencyChapter 7 Violent BodiesPart 8 Character and Its VirtuesChapter 9 Critical Virtue Ethics: Understanding Oppression as Morally DamagingChapter 10 Feminist Ethics: Care as a VirtueChapter 11 Angels, Rubbish Collectors, and Pursuers of Erotic Joy: The Image of the Ethical WomanChapter 12 Is Refusing to Forgive a Vice?Part 13 Thinking Right, Feeling GoodChapter 14 Gender and Moral Reasoning Revisited: Re-Engaging Feminist PsychologyChapter 15 Constructing Feelings: Jane Austen and Naomi Scheman on the Moral Role of EmotionsPart 16 Taking ResponsibilityChapter 17 Does Managing Professionals Affect Professional EthicsChapter 18 Political Care and Humanitarian ResponseChapter 19 Taking Responsibility for Community Violence

What a remarkably lively collection of essays DesAustels and Waugh have brought together in this text! Succinct and engaging, each essay provides creative new insights into feminist theorizing about ethics. This text is delightfully tantalizing, highlighting the very best of current feminist theorizing. Highly recommended.