concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: feminist ethics

feminist ethics
type: Concept
broader: theories of ethics
broader: feminist theory
definition: Feminist ethics encompasses a number of philosophical approaches that aim to illuminate the moral worlds of a wide variety of women. According to feminist philosopher Alison Jaggar, proponents of feminist ethics typically fault traditional ethics for failing to take women's moral perspectives and experiences as seriously as men's. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Feminist Ethics]

feminist theory
type: Concept
narrower: feminist ethics

theories of ethics
type: Concept
narrower: feminist ethics