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Questions
1. What features of feminist ethics do you find most plausible? Why?
2. Do you think moral principles such as justice and rights have a place in any good moral theory? Why or why not?
3. What part do you think emotions should play in morality?
4. Do you believe there are innate differences in the ways men and women deliberate about moral issues? Or do you think any differences are the result of cultural influences? Explain. (Ethical Frameworks Inventory [EFI] relevant)
5. Do you believe there are situations in which impartiality is important in moral reasoning? If not, why not? If so, give an example.
6. Suppose you have an opportunity to either (1) send $800 to Africa to save a dozen people from starvation or (2) give the money to your little sister to buy books for college. Which would you do? Why?
7. What is the attitude of feminist ethics toward moral principles? (Ethical Frameworks Inventory [EFI] relevant)
Compare it with Kant's view.
8. Which person would serve best as a moral exemplar: one who does the right thing out of purely rational motivation or one who does the right thing out of love? Explain your answer.
9. How do you think a rule-utilitarian would explain the obligations of a parent to a child? What about a Kantian? A virtue theorist? How do their responses compare with that of the ethics of care?
10. How does feminist ethics differ from Kant's categorical Imperative? Explain your answer.
11. According to your text, to what do the terms "public life" refer? (Ethical Frameworks Inventory [EFI] relevant)
12. Alison M. Jaggar noted that western moral theory is said to embody values that are "masculine". Explain what she means by that.
13. What is Feminine Ethics / Ethics of Care? What are its basic tenets and to whom are its origins attributed? (Ethical Frameworks Inventory [EFI] relevant)
14. Alison Jaggar poses four (4) "Minimum Conditions of Adequacy" for feminist ethics; what are they and briefly explain each.
15. Whereas justice protects equality and freedom, care fosters _____________ and ____________. (Ethical Frameworks Inventory [EFI] relevant).