1. Chapter 9: Feminine Thought and the Ethics of Care
Gender differences in moral perspectives and moral reasoning
Is there a feminine morality – an ethics of caring or care?
The contrast of typical female moral perspective and typical male moral perspective
Psychological views of the difference between men and women’s moral views

2. Chapter 9: Continued Three key questions
- Is there a gender difference in morality?
- What is the source of feminine morality?
- Is one side better or more developed than the other?

3. Chapter 9: Continued Feminist thought - Based on care of unequals
- Women are not the opposite of men
- The views of the women’s movement

4. Chapter 9: Continued
Evaluation of feminist thought and the ethics of care
- Mothering
- Is promoting feminine traits detrimental to the benefit of women?
- How do we determine what will help or harm particular individuals?

5. Chapter 9: Continued Reading – “Caring”
The challenge to capture the feminine approach to caring.
Women enter the domain of viewing and perceiving life situations
What does it mean to care and be cared for?

6. Chapter 9: Continued Reading – “Caring” Two views - The one-caring
- The one cared for
A key of the perspective is the foundation of relation

7. Chapter 9: Continued Reading – “The Need for More than Justice”
Justice is a social value of great importance
“Care” is the new buzzword
Gilligan’s perspectives on females and their naturalness to care giving.
Gilligan’s contrasting views about the development of women

8. Chapter 9: Continued Reading – “The Need for More than Justice”
The values of the Kantians were the values of the oppressors of women
Should women pursue their own values within the framework of liberal morality?
The best moral theory is a cooperative product between men and women.