PP110 Lecture Notes - Virtue Ethics, Sociobiology
Document Summary
Virtue ethics tradition emphasizes moral character. Female more complete than male character: women have a different moral voice that is unique from men. Women: motivated by care, relationship, responsibility lead to different moral practices. Existing moral theories embodies male bias excludes women"s voices. Theory dominate: women tend to fall below the lower realm of universal laws, piage: rules that are learned through game, colburg: enhanced by various opportunities of competition from game (ex. Sees highest stage of development in men (women, lower stage) moral development: girls learn less because they participate in less competitions. They engage in more cooperative enterprises: boys are more independent. They know how to deal with conflict: mothers influence a child"s growth. Boys: differentiate they learn that their mothers are not like them. Girls: connect they relate and make connections to their mother. Men tend to value independence, freedom, etc: women focus on the other person"s perspective. Relationship between self and others: protects individual freedom.
