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[from 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)' by Will Kymlicka, in 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism ]

Full Idea

There is a significant strand of contemporary feminism which argues that we should take seriously women's different morality. ...The particularistic thought women employ is a better morality than the impartial thought men employ in the public sphere.

Gist of Idea

Maybe the particularist moral thought of women is better than the impartial public thinking of men

Source

Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn) [1990], 7.3)

Book Reference

Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)' [OUP 1992], p.263


A Reaction

I had taken Particularism to be an offshoot of virtue theory, as promulgated by Jonathan Dancy. Evidently the influence of feminism is strong. Personally I think the world would be a better place if it was run by women.