Deck 65: Annette C.Baier: The Need for More Than Justice

Question 1

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier insists that the best moral theory has to be a product of women and

A) subjective concerns.
B) feminist virtues.
C) men.
D) moral authorities.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier says holds the best moral theory is a combination of Kantian and utilitarian values.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier says that the first society to which we belong, one that fits or misfits us for later ones, is that of the state.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier says it is increasingly obvious that there are many male philosophical spokespersons for the care perspective.

Question 5

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier contends that the ethics of care is a challenge to moral theories that take emotional needs into account.

Question 6

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier believes that Gilligan challenges the liberal orthodoxy of rationalism.

Question 7

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier charges that the moral tradition that developed the concept of rights, autonomy, and justice is the same tradition that provided "justifications" of oppression.

Question 8

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier points out that the Christian church still insists on the maleness of the God it worships.

Question 9

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier argues for the discarding of moral principles and rules.

Question 10

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier thinks that the justice perspective has value.

Question 11

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier says that now many philosophers suggest that justice is only one virtue among many.

Question 12

Jaggar provides an instructive overview of feminist ethics and the issues with which it wrestles. She traces the development of the field in modern times, provides a survey of its main complaints against traditional ethics, rebuts common misconceptions, and reviews many of the topics that have recently preoccupied its practitioners.
-Baier asserts that liberty and equality are being found inadequate without fraternity.