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Two spheres of activity in human life
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Public sphere
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends Treatment depends on particular relationships
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends Treatment depends on particular relationships Emotional ties
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends Treatment depends on particular relationships Emotional ties Historical fact:
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends Treatment depends on particular relationships Emotional ties Historical fact: In most of the world, for most of history, responsibility for activity in the two spheres has been segregated by sex.
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Two spheres of activity in human life Public sphere Interaction with strangers Governed by rules/laws Fairness, equality Work Commerce Government Domestic sphere Family, friends Treatment depends on particular relationships Emotional ties Historical fact: In most of the world, for most of history, responsibility for activity in the two spheres has been segregated by sex. People are socialized from birth to operate in the sphere of their sex.
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Femininist Ethics
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation?
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles Feminine Ethics
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles Feminine Ethics What can the traditional experience of women tell us about the problems for moral theory resulting from this historical segregation?
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles Feminine Ethics What can the traditional experience of women tell us about the problems for moral theory resulting from this historical segregation? Abstract universal principle vs. particular context
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles Feminine Ethics What can the traditional experience of women tell us about the problems for moral theory resulting from this historical segregation? Abstract universal principle vs. particular context Voluntary basis for obligations (contract) vs. finding ourselves involuntarily obligated (future generations)
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Femininist Ethics What can moral theory tell us about the problems for women resulting from this historical segregation? Unequal pay Unequal access to power Injustice in gendered family roles Feminine Ethics What can the traditional experience of women tell us about the problems for moral theory resulting from this historical segregation? Abstract universal principle vs. particular context Voluntary basis for obligations (contract) vs. finding ourselves involuntarily obligated (future generations) Reason vs. emotion
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"Resolving conflicting responsibilities to dependent particular others" should be as important to moral theory as "rules for adjudicating competing rights and duties between generalized autonomous individuals".
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