This book is an original discussion of key problems in moral
theory. The author argues that the work of recent feminist
theorists in this area, particularly that of Carol Gilligan, marks
a radically new departure in moral thinking. Gilligan claims that
there is not only one true, moral voice, but two: one masculine,
one feminine. Moral values and concerns associated with a feminine
outlook are relational rather than autonomous; they depend upon
interaction with others.
In a far-reaching examination and critique of Gilligan’s theory,
Hekman seeks to deconstruct the major traditions of moral theory
which have been dominant since the Enlightenment. She challenges
the centrepiece of that tradition: the disembodied, autonomous
subject of modernist philosophy. Gilligan’s approach transforms
moral theory from the study of abstract universal principles to the
analysis of moral claims situated in the interactions of people in
definite social contexts. Hekman argues that Gilligan’s approach
entails a multiplicity of moral voices, not just one or even
two.
This book addresses moral problems in a challenging way and will
find a wide readership among philosopher’s, feminist thinkers and
psychologists.
Spis treści
1. The Different Voice.
2. Alternative or Displacement?.
3. Subject Strategies.
4. Back to the Rough Ground: Theorizing the Moral Subject.
Notes.
References.
Index.
O autorze
Susan Jean Hekman, is a postmodern feminist and the professor of political science and director of the graduate humanities program at the University of Texas at Arlington. Hekman’s research has been critical of standpoint feminist theory.
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