Speaking from the Heart [Hardcover]

Rita C. Manning (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0847677338 | ISBN-13: 978-0847677337 | Publication Date: June 28, 1992

In Speaking from the Heart, Rita Manning has added an important contribution to the growing literature on feminist moral theory and ethics. Manning presents an original and ambitious study of the moral practice and moral intuitions which are infused by a commitment to an ethic of care. In doing so, she challenges the received wisdom about moral philosophy-that to reason morally one must appeal to underlying principles rather than one's own experience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Rita Manning's feminist rethinking of the task and methodology of moral theorizing is radical, realistic, and refreshingly personal. (Warren, Mary Anne )

Manning's argument is serious and carefully worked, while her voice is passionate. The book should stir needed debate about the role of moral responsiveness in an ethical theory. (Elizabeth Wolgast )

...this is an important book for those interested in EHEs by its very example. (Exceptional Human Experience )

About the Author

Rita C. Manning, Associate Professor at San Jose State University, has written extensively on ethics and moral theory including 'Just Caring', in Explorations in Feminist Ethics (1991) and articles in the Southern Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory and Practice

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 28, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847677338
• ISBN-13: 978-0847677337
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,164,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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