Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics
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Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics is a philosophical work by Seyla Benhabib that critically engages with postmodern thought to defend a feminist, communicative, and universalist approach to ethics and identity.
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Target entity: Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics Context triple: [Seyla Benhabib, notableWork, Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics]
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The Ethics of Authenticity
The Ethics of Authenticity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines modern individualism, the quest for an authentic self, and the moral and social challenges these pose in contemporary Western culture.
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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is a 1985 book by Bernard Williams that critically examines the ambitions and methods of modern moral philosophy, arguing for a more historically and psychologically grounded understanding of ethical life.
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Ethics for the New Millennium
Ethics for the New Millennium is a philosophical and spiritual book by the 14th Dalai Lama that outlines a universal, secular approach to compassion and moral living in the modern world.
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The Dignity of Difference
The Dignity of Difference is a philosophical and theological work by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks that argues for the moral and religious value of diversity in a globalized world.
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Practical Ethics
Practical Ethics is a widely influential philosophical book by Peter Singer that applies utilitarian reasoning to contemporary moral issues such as animal rights, global poverty, and euthanasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics Target entity description: Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics is a philosophical work by Seyla Benhabib that critically engages with postmodern thought to defend a feminist, communicative, and universalist approach to ethics and identity.
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A.
The Ethics of Authenticity
The Ethics of Authenticity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines modern individualism, the quest for an authentic self, and the moral and social challenges these pose in contemporary Western culture.
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B.
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy is a 1985 book by Bernard Williams that critically examines the ambitions and methods of modern moral philosophy, arguing for a more historically and psychologically grounded understanding of ethical life.
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C.
Ethics for the New Millennium
Ethics for the New Millennium is a philosophical and spiritual book by the 14th Dalai Lama that outlines a universal, secular approach to compassion and moral living in the modern world.
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D.
The Dignity of Difference
The Dignity of Difference is a philosophical and theological work by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks that argues for the moral and religious value of diversity in a globalized world.
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E.
Practical Ethics
Practical Ethics is a widely influential philosophical book by Peter Singer that applies utilitarian reasoning to contemporary moral issues such as animal rights, global poverty, and euthanasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
community membership
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gender ⓘ identity politics ⓘ moral agency ⓘ the self-other relation ⓘ |
| author | Seyla Benhabib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
anti-foundationalism
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postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralism ⓘ radical contextualism ⓘ relativism ⓘ |
| defends |
communicative ethics
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feminist ethics ⓘ interactive universalism ⓘ moral universalism ⓘ |
| field |
feminist ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
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communicative
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critical ⓘ feminist ⓘ universalist ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jürgen Habermas NERFINISHED ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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communicative ethics
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community ⓘ ethics ⓘ feminism ⓘ identity ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ selfhood ⓘ universalism ⓘ |
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critical theory
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feminist theory ⓘ postmodern philosophy ⓘ |
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a communicative model of ethics
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a dialogical conception of the self ⓘ a universalist yet contextual ethics ⓘ |
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Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics
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