PART ONE OVERVIEWS -- What is feminist ethics? -- Discrimination and oppression -- Intersectionality -- The importance of who we are -- Standard moral theories from a feminist perspective -- Feminist ethics of care and responsibility -- PART TWO CLOSE-UPS -- Bioethics -- Violence -- Globalization and cross-cultural judgments -- Index.
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An Invitation to Feminist Ethics is a hospitable approach to the study of feminist moral theory and practice. Designed to be small enough to be used as a supplement to other books, it also provides the theoretical depth necessary for stand-alone use in courses in feminist ethics, feminist philosophy, and women's studies. The ""overviews"" section introduces important concepts in feminist ethical theory and contrasts that theory with the standard moral theories. The ""close-ups"" section looks at three topics--bioethics, violence, and the globalized economy--to help students put the theories pr.