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On Their Own Ground: Strategies Of Resistance For Sunni Muslim Women, Theresa Tobin
On Their Own Ground: Strategies Of Resistance For Sunni Muslim Women, Theresa Tobin
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Drawing from work in feminist moral philosophy, Tobin argues that the most common methodology used in practical ethics is a questionable methodology for addressing practical problems across diverse cultural contexts because the kind of impartiality it requires is neither feasible nor desirable. She then defends an alternative methodology for practical ethics in a global context and uses her proposed methodology to evaluate a problem that confronts many Sunni Muslim women around the world.