Norms and Values
Essays on the Work of Virginia Held
Published on 16. July 1998
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-8476-8490-8 (ISBN)
Description
Virginia Held, best known for her landmark book Rights and Goods, has made an indelible mark on the fields of ethics, feminist philosophy, and social and political thought. Her impact on a generation of feminist thinkers is unrivaled and she has been at the forfront of discussions about the way in which an ethic of care can affect social and political matters. These new essays by leading contemporary philosophers range over all of these areas. While each stands alone, the essays together demonstrate the lasting value of Held's work to the field. Includes an afterword by Held.
Reviews / Votes
A tribute volume boasting an impressive lineup of philosophers interested in care ethics. * Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy * This anthology . . . would keep class discussions alive for at least a semester. -- Patrick M. Morgan, University of California, Irvine * Perspectives on Political Science *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8490-8 (9780847684908)
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Persons
Joram G. Haber is assistant professor of philosophy at Bergen Community College. Among his books are Forgiveness and Absolutism and Its Consequentialist Critics. Mark S. Halfon is assistant professor of philosophy at Nassau Community College and the author of Integrity: A Philosophical Inquiry.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 I. Care and Morality Chapter 3 Care as Labor and Relationship Chapter 4 Caring in the Balance Chapter 5 Feminism, Autonomy, and Emotion Part 6 II. Feminism and Social Relations Chapter 7 Tropes of Social Relations and the Problem of Tropisms in Figurative Discourse Chapter 8 Feminist Morality and Social Policy Chapter 9 Cultural Justice and the Limits of Difference Chapter 10 Toward a Postpatriarchal Society Part 11 III. Norms, Values, and Theory Chapter 12 A Pluralistic Model of Moral Justification Chapter 13 Living with Evils Chapter 14 Forgiveness and Feminism Part 15 IV. Family and Race Chapter 16 Paternity and Commitment Chapter 17 On the Expressivity and Ethics of Selective Abortion for Disability: Conversations with My Son Chapter 18 "Racial Integration" Revisited Part 19 V. Historical Reevaluations Chapter 20 Damaris Cudworth Masham: A Learned Lady of the Seventeenth Century Chapter 21 Does Kant's Ethics Ignore Relations between Persons? Chapter 22 Justice and Modes of Production: Allen Wood's "The Marxian Critique of Justice" Revisited Chapter 23 Afterword Chapter 24 Bibliography of the Writings of Virginia Held Chapter 25 Index