Feminist Perspectives- General Questions
It's interesting for me to read about the women philosophers
such as Wollstonecraft and St.
Hildegard of Bingen. Not just because I'm female do I find it
interesting. It's interesting because
these were probably some of the first women to break free of the
norm and state their feelings on
what a woman should be able to do, anything, and say. St.
Hildegard wrote some stuff (like in
the book) that sounds as if it came out of a current issue of
Cosmopolitan. My question is, could
these women be thought of as some of the founders of the women's
movement or maybe
inspirations for that movement?
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Heloise's two ethics of love were distinterested love and
morality of intent. Where would
people who have no need to love another fit in? And where would
those who have no need to be
loved fit in? Can someone have a disinterested love for oneself
or a morality of intent for
oneself, or is another party needed? I'm referring to when people
say "Oh, he's in love with
himself."
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"Does a feminist have to be anti-male?" Who do
you suggest I research in our book to help me debate this issue?
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The book mentions that women philosophers are known primarily
through associations with
male philosophers. I assume this is because the public wasn't
ready to hear what a woman said.
Were most women philosophers feminist or were they more general
in what they believed? If
they are feminists, are the male philosophers associated with
the feminists, too?
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I was struck by the timelessness of Heloise's philosophy
concerning distinterested love. This
concept of unconditional love is the cornerstone of modern
relationship counseling. I believe
that the healthiest and most rewarding relationships are those
which espouse her belief that "a
true lover supports the beloved in achieving his goals and
realizing his moral potential."
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In Sara Ruddick's selection on maternal thinking she mentions
the "cheery denial that is
both a liability and, unfortunately, a characteristic of maternal
practice." Is she referring to the
tendency of a mother to view her offspring through rose colored
glasses and let herself be
blinded to certain faults or deficiencies they may possess?
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Which of Heloise's definitions of love fit her own
"one-way-street" situation? Would it be
disinterested love on her part and morality of intent on
Abelard's part?
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Sara Ruddick made a lot of good points about motherhood. She
brought out a lot of good
points that are always overlooked. I am not a mother yet, but I
know many mothers who try to do
all that they can do to raise their children right. The one thing
that the others don't have control
over is how the child acts when they get older. The world around
us affects some people's
behaviors. We cannot blame it on the mothers all the time, but
sometimes it can be blamed on
improper motherhood.
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