Moral Passages

Toward a Collectivist Moral Theory
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-45776-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Ethics

Originally published in 1994, asks how moral theories, whether traditional or feminist are made a reality. Using detailed examples to bring moral norms to light, the book addresses historical cases and contemporary social problems such as teen pregnancy, contraception, abortion and gay rights. Her in-depth study of Margaret Sanger's early work on birth control shows how the knowledge of birth control as well as the action of abortion was (and still is) declared deviant and reveals the collective nature of both morality and knowledge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pyne Addelson, Kathryn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A Philosopher’s Question, ‘How Should We Live?’ 2. Three Answers 3. Making Moral Problems Public 4. Margaret Sanger’s Answer: The Woman of Practical Wisdom 5. Autonomy and Life Plan: The Problem of the ‘Middle Class’ 6. A Collectivist Perspective 7. The Knowers and the Known 8. Self and Social Order

Über Autor(innen)

Kathryn Pyne Addelson held the Mary Huggins Gamble Chair in Philosophy at Smith College.