Multiple Choice Quiz

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Held conceives of feminism as:

a counterproductive way of doing ethical theory. correct incorrect

already present in mainstream philosophical ethics. correct incorrect

providing additional insights that can be incorporated into existing theories. correct incorrect

requiring a radical transformation of existing ethical theories. correct incorrect

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According to Held, traditional moral theory is problematic and in need of transformation because of:

its conception of the self. correct incorrect

the priority it accords to reason over emotion. correct incorrect

its interpretation of the public/private distinction. correct incorrect

all of the above. correct incorrect

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Held claims that traditional moral theory has largely ignored the morally significant relationship of:

friendship. correct incorrect

sibling-hood. correct incorrect

motherhood. correct incorrect

fatherhood. correct incorrect

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Held argues that emotions:

are unimportant to moral theory, and have rightly been largely discounted. correct incorrect

are unimportant to moral theory, and have played too large a role in traditional theories. correct incorrect

are important to moral theory, and have been wrongly discounted. correct incorrect

are important to moral theory, and have rightly been emphasized in traditional theories. correct incorrect

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According to psychologists such as Carol Gilligan, the moral reasoning of women:

is basically the same as the moral reasoning of men. correct incorrect

is more likely to make reference to norms of fairness than that of men. correct incorrect

is more likely to make reference to particular others than that of men. correct incorrect

is more likely to make reference to considerations of happiness than that of men. correct incorrect

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Held argues that the very center of our moral and social thought ought to be concerned with the flourishing of:

men. correct incorrect

women. correct incorrect

children. correct incorrect

minorities. correct incorrect

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Held maintains that seeing women as emotional rather than rational leads to:

seeing women as selfish. correct incorrect

seeing women as uncontrollable. correct incorrect

seeing women as incapable of full moral personhood. correct incorrect

seeing women as incapable of making lasting contributions. correct incorrect

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Held claims that the values of "the household":

should be abandoned in favor of more egalitarian values. correct incorrect

are not moral values, but are nonetheless important. correct incorrect

are genuine moral values. correct incorrect

are only attainable by women. correct incorrect