Chapter 2 Suggested Readings and Media Resouces

Carol Gilligan, “Hearing the Difference: Theorizing Connection,” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 10, no. 2 (1995): 120–27.

Eva Feder Kittay, “The Ethics of Care, Dependence, and Disability,” Ratio Juris: An International Journal of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law 24, no. 1 (2011): 49–58.

G. E. M. Anscombe, “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Philosophy 33, no. 24 (January 1958): 1–19.

Gregory Trianosky, “What Is Virtue Ethics All About?” American Philosophical Quarterly 27, no. 4 (October 1990): 335–44.

Bending the Arc, 2017.
“Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, activist Ophelia Dahl, Todd McCormack, and investor Thomas White began a movement in the 1980s that changed global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.” http://bendingthearcfilm.com

To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.
An adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel, this movie, while narrated by Scout, revolves around the character of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the segregated South who defends an African American man against a charge of raping a white woman. Atticus is a good example of a person who is both morally and professionally virtuous, living his life and discharging his professional duties in a way that reflects solid moral character.

Forrest Gump, 1994.
This is the story of a moderately intellectually disabled man who lives through some of the most significant events of mid-twentieth-century America while retaining his integrity and willingness to help others.

Perfect Strangers, 2013.
This documentary follows Ellie as she embarks on an unpredictable, four-year journey of twists and turns, determined to give away one of her kidneys. http://www.perfectstrangersmovie.com