467: Contemporary Ethical Theories
PHIL 467: Contemporary Ethical Theories
The Generic Catalog Description
Works of contemporary moral philosophers in the analytical or continental traditions are examined and compared.
PHIL 467: Contemporary Ethical Theories: Feminist Ethics
Diana Meyers
I have chosen readings for this seminar with the aim of bringing you up to date on the most important current work in feminist ethics broadly understood. I will begin the semester by reviewing for you the history of the recent feminist ethics movement in philosophy, and then we will plunge into contemporary debates. We will read four books: Moral Understandings by Margaret Urban Walker, Burdened Virtues by Lisa Tessman, Self-Transformations by Cressida J. Heyes, and Analyzing Oppression by Ann E. Cudd. The course includes work in meta-ethics, the ethics of embodiment, virtue theory, and political analysis. It will familiarize students with a wide range of topics, and will prepare students to pursue diverse research projects. (I have elected not to teach books and articles that Jennifer Parks and David Ingram assigned in their Liberalism and Feminism seminar. This is not because I do not think these works are important, but rather because I want to offer students an opportunity to grapple with issues and readings that have not recently been taught at Loyola.)