Feminist Philosophy and Moral Theory (FGSS Gateway)
PHIL 277
Fall 2021
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 277 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
This course explores the dialogue between feminist concerns and moral theory. It will explore not only how moral theory might support certain central feminist insights and aims but also why some feminists cast doubt on the project of "doing moral theory." Does the language of existing philosophical moral theories (reason, fairness, equality, utility, human nature, rights) sufficiently allow articulation of feminist problems? If not, how can feminist moral theorists move us beyond the grip of familiar gender-loaded oppositions? After surveying a range of perspectives on feminism and philosophy, we will give a deep reading to three book-length developments of feminist ethics: one from a Kantian perspective, one focused on care, and one focused on virtue ethics. As a gateway course for the FGSS program, this course serves to introduce critical thinking about the construction of gender and the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(FGSS)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
(Subject to adjustment) bell hooks, Feminist Theory: from margin to center (FTMC) (South End Press 2000)
Eva Feder Kittay, Love's Labor: Essays on Women, Equality and Dependency (Routledge 1998)
Rae Langton, Sexual Solipsism: Philosophical Essays on Pornography and Objectification (Oxford 2009)
Lisa Tessman, Burdened Virtues: Virtue Ethics for Liberatory Struggles (Oxford, 2005)
article-length readings on reserve
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Examinations and Assignments:
Frequent close reading responses, two longer essays, consistent preparation and participation |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Springer,Elise Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK121; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 26 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 12 | FR: 0 |
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