PHIL 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Feminist Theory, Liberal Feminism
18 Dec 2013
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Legality changes not the same thing as morality. Law economic theory states that law is about money; if it isn"t, it should be: normative theory is descriptive (what is not the same thing what ought to be) Natural law a normative theory: tells you how ought to behave (ex. you are not ought to murder) Barnett punishment theory but also is like a law economic theory law and punishment theory: connecting punishment theories and law theories. Descriptive approach feminists argue how we think about law and how the law is are all about whiteness and maleness. Normative approach should be corrected; specific laws that exclude women must be overturned. Women were not allowed to vote in canada. Austin"s approach tries to ground law on science analytic jurisprudence. **feminism has a lot of various approaches; there is no one single feminist theory. They are negative in a good sense.
