Setting the Moral Compass: Essays by Women Philosophers (Studies in Feminist Philosophy)

Setting the Moral Compass: Essays by Women Philosophers (Studies in Feminist Philosophy) by Calhoun, Cheshire. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780195154757.

Setting the Moral Compass brings together the (largely unpublished) work of nineteen women moral philosophers whose powerful and innovative work has contributed to the "re-setting of the compass" of moral philosophy over the past two decades. The contributors, who include many of the top names in this field, tackle several wide-ranging projects: they develop an ethics for ordinary life and vulnerable persons; they examine the question of what we ought to do for each other; they highlight the moral significance of inhabiting a shared social world; they reveal the complexities of moral negotiations; and finally they show us the place of emotion in moral life.