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However, despite these cautions, the feminist ethic of care remains a constructive approach to the. That commitment results in a tendency, in feminist ethics, to take into account empirical. In his theory of justice, john rawls uses what he calls the. Annotated bibliography on exploring a social contract approach to the politics. A feminist view liberalism and contractual thinking contemporary society is in the grip of contractual thinking the contractual argument 1. This document is an output from the chronic poverty research centre cprc which is. Human beings are fundamentally rational and rationality is a matter of choosing the most effective ways of accomplishing our goals 3. As carole pateman writes of this tradition, a corollary of the liberal view. In essence, held argues that since familial relations are. As an oppressed group, women have been unable to achieve their potential, receive rewards, or gain full participation in society. Contemporary society is in the grip of contractual thinking.

Human beings are independent, selfinterested individuals 2. Feminist research should do more than critique, but. Contractualism now exists in contemporary society, as sullivan states. Upload a copy of this paper check publishers policy papers currently archived. Feminist theory is founded on three main principles ropershuilman, 2002. The main reasons she gives for this stems from the fact that the relationship a mother has to her child is involuntary, nonreplaceable, clearly shows the lack of legal equality, constantly obligatory, and rarely private. Realities are interpreted in contractual terms, and goals are formulated in terms of rational contracts. Children and the feminist ethic of care tom cockburn, 2005. Article information, pdf download for children and the feminist. Feminist ethics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Feminist attraction to communitarianism is easily understandable. A feminist perspective on the limits of freedom of contract.