Arguments Against Feminist Ethics

Feminist ethics is attempt to revise or reconstruct traditional ethics so that it values women’s moral experiences, which discount the experiences and views of women in a way that invalidate these models. The female experiences is distinct and has a common thread with over half of the world’s population, making this field of ethics highly applicable. These subjects have been formally regarded as trivial subjects by traditional ethics, thereby implying that women are not as morally profound as men. I will argue that feminist ethics is still a relevant and necessary branch of philosophy. Most easily and obviously put, I will justify the moral equality of men and women, which hardly needs any justification.
Departure from Traditional Ethics Conventional ethics were put forth in order to guide individuals on how to led a good and conscious life. Feminist Ethics on the other hand attempts to reformulate, revise and rethink these works so that they appreciate and value the feminine moral experience. However, one initial problem with these ethical constructs, according to feminist ethicists, is that …show more content…
No, of course not. I don’t know if it will every be possible to eradicate violence. However, women have seen great strides in equality in the last one hundred years, but the battle is not over. There are still injustices against women happening every day in this country and around the world. Therefore, feminist activists must, “continue their work of protest and action.” (McLellan) Clearly, the feminism of Wollstonecraft is much different from the postmodern feminism of today. It is an approach that builds off of post-structuralist and postmodern theory, a step beyond radical feminism and liberal feminism. With each new reinvention or wave of feminism, comes another need to justify it’s relevancy to new women and