Self-Quiz 2.8: Hilde Lindemann, What is Feminist Ethics?

* not completed

According to Lindemann, feminism is fundamentally concerned with

power. correct incorrect

women. correct incorrect

equality. correct incorrect

difference. correct incorrect

* not completed

Lindemann claims that feminist ethics is fundamentally

descriptive. correct incorrect

prescriptive. correct incorrect

both descriptive and prescriptive. correct incorrect

neither descriptive nor prescriptive. correct incorrect

* not completed

Which of the following does Lindemann mention as a problem with the equality definition of feminism?

That men remain the reference point correct incorrect

That feminists are unconcerned with asymmetries in the treatment of men and women correct incorrect

That equality is not morally important correct incorrect

None of the above (she endorses the equality definition) correct incorrect

* not completed

According to Lindemann, relations of unequal power are

always illegitimate. correct incorrect

sometimes legitimate and sometimes illegitimate. correct incorrect

not morally important. correct incorrect

impossible. correct incorrect

* not completed

Lindemann thinks that it's a mistake for non-feminist ethicists to divorce ethics and politics because

ethics and politics are the same. correct incorrect

it is difficult or impossible to do ethics while leaving one's politics behind. correct incorrect

ethics comes before politics. correct incorrect

those who excel in ethics have much to contribute to politics. correct incorrect

* not completed

A normative claim is a claim

about the social conventions of a society. correct incorrect

that describes the world accurately. correct incorrect

about how things ought to be. correct incorrect

about the way things usually operate. correct incorrect