Bias, and how does it differ from perspective
- What is bias, and how does it differ from perspective?
- Why do many feminists complain that traditional ethics is biased toward men?
- Describe Lawrence Kohlberg’s model of moral development. Why did Carol Gilligan believe it was an example of male bias in ethical thinking?
- What is the justice perspective, and why is it significant to feminist thinkers?
- What is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive theories? Which is Kohlberg’s?
- What is the difference between the atomic model of the self and the relational model? Which is emphasized in feminist ethics?
- What is care, and how is it central to feminist ethics?
- What is partiality, and how is it central to feminist care ethics?
- What does it mean to say that care ethics is particularistic?
- Why do many critics feel that care ethics is inappropriate for public life?
- Why do many critics feel that care ethics is inappropriate for abusive relationships?
- Why do many critics feel that care ethics might actually be bad for women?