| The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics Contributor(s): Donovan, Josephine (Editor), Adams, Carol (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231140398 ISBN-13: 9780231140393 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: In "Beyond Animal Rights," Josephine Donovan and Carol J. Adams introduced feminist "ethic of care" theory into philosophical discussions of the treatment of animals. In this new volume, seven essays from "Beyond Animal Rights" are joined by nine new articles-most of which were written in response to that book-and a new introduction that situates feminist animal care theory within feminist theory and the larger debate over animal rights. Contributors critique theorists' reliance on natural rights doctrine and utilitarianism, which, they suggest, have a masculine bias. They argue for ethical attentiveness and sympathy in our relationships with animals and propose a link between the continuing subjugation of women and the human domination of nature. Beginning with the earliest articulation of the idea in the mid-1980s and continuing to the theory's most recent revisions, this volume presents the most complete portrait of the evolution of the feminist-care tradition., reviewing a previous edition or volume |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2007023258 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.43" W x 9.21" (1.25 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Beyond Animal Rights, Josephine Donovan and Carol J. Adams introduced feminist "ethic of care" theory into philosophical discussions of the treatment of animals. In this new volume, seven essays from Beyond Animal Rights are joined by nine new articles-most of which were written in response to that book-and a new introduction that situates feminist animal care theory within feminist theory and the larger debate over animal rights. Contributors critique theorists' reliance on natural rights doctrine and utilitarianism, which, they suggest, have a masculine bias. They argue for ethical attentiveness and sympathy in our relationships with animals and propose a link between the continuing subjugation of women and the human domination of nature. Beginning with the earliest articulation of the idea in the mid-1980s and continuing to the theory's most recent revisions, this volume presents the most complete portrait of the evolution of the feminist-care tradition. |