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Towards A Feminist Theory Of Distrust, Hale Demir-Doğuoğlu, Carolyn Mcleod
Towards A Feminist Theory Of Distrust, Hale Demir-Doğuoğlu, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
We use feminist insights about institutional distrust to critique the most general and well-developed theory of distrust in philosophy—Katherine Hawley’s commitment account—and to learn from this exercise about what a feminist theory of distrust should be like. Though not designed to explain institutional distrust as we understand it, Hawley’s theory is meant to apply to people’s relationships with institutional representatives as well as to friendships or intimate relationships whose contours are shaped by informal institutional structures. It should therefore be able to explain the institutional distrust that is prevalent among socially marginalized people. However, we argue that the account falls …
The Right To Reproduce, Carolyn Mcleod
The Right To Reproduce, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
The reproductive rights of women have been a central topic in feminist bioethics. The focus has been predominantly on the right not to reproduce, and so not to be subject to pronatalist social forces that make motherhood compulsory for women. That is the case despite many women and other members of marginalized groups experiencing anti-natalism, or in other words, social pressure to avoid biological reproduction. For these groups, the right to reproduce is as important, if not more important, than the right not to reproduce. This chapter concentrates on the right to reproduce and considers what form it should take …
My Relational Autonomy And My Relationship With Susan Sherwin, Carolyn Mcleod
My Relational Autonomy And My Relationship With Susan Sherwin, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
I get both personal and philosophical in this piece. I reflect on how my relationship with Sue Sherwin has fostered my own relational autonomy. At the same time, I discuss what theories of relational autonomy, like Sue’s, add to the bioethics literature on autonomy. With this second objective, I begin clearing up some confusion that I see in this literature about the nature of relational autonomy.
Miss Piggy's Feminism: Redefining Human Relationships Through Martial Arts, Samantha Brennan
Miss Piggy's Feminism: Redefining Human Relationships Through Martial Arts, Samantha Brennan
Data and Test Instruments
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The Moral Status Of Micro-Inequities: In Favour Of Institutional Solutions, Samantha Brennan
The Moral Status Of Micro-Inequities: In Favour Of Institutional Solutions, Samantha Brennan
Data and Test Instruments
This chapter is about micro-inequities and their connection to the problem of implicit bias. It begins by defining micro-inequities, goes on to discuss what makes them wrong and what solutions might be appropriate given the institutional context in which they occur.