PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Susan Moller Okin, Gender Studies, Martha Nussbaum
24 Dec 2016
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No clear divide between private and public equality-> family; mother, father and their kids. God is a father of a king= another father, queen is the mother. Gender theory that exists in our society and cultures, entrenched. Although we have all these things that are great however, we don"t have sexual. Don"t ask don"t tell (cid:498)real(cid:499) i. g domestic violence is recognized as political family issue (cid:498)it"s none of our business(cid:499) Philosophers that did not address family affects are inadequate bc they are not. Danger having freedom, if gov cant tell you what to do you cannot be protected (documentary 162,000 women killed in the home) Suppose to describe a way to avoid death, safety. Society is a long way from providing security and freedom it was promised. Liberal rights -> individual-> personhood: having rights & duties. Claim that the individual is just a person a person whom has duties.
