This text argues for the moral and political promise of disorientations, challenging common philosophical understandings of the necessity of orientedness for responsible moral action. In the face of difficult life experiences like trauma, grief, illness, migration, education, queer identification, a...

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1. Verfasser:	Harbin, Ami (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Oxford University Press 2016
Schriftenreihe:	Studies in feminist philosophy
Schlagworte:	Ethics, Modern Act (Philosophy) Orientation Feminist theory Akt > Philosophie Ethik Handlungsorientierung
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Zusammenfassung:	This text argues for the moral and political promise of disorientations, challenging common philosophical understandings of the necessity of orientedness for responsible moral action. In the face of difficult life experiences like trauma, grief, illness, migration, education, queer identification, and consciousness-raising, individuals can be deeply disoriented, struggling to know how to go on. These and other disorientations are not rare. The book draws on first-person accounts, philosophical texts, and qualitative and quantitative research to show that in some cases of disorientation, individuals gain new forms of awareness of political complexity and social norms, and new habits of relating to others and an unpredictable moral landscape. It then argues for the moral and political promise of these gains
Beschreibung:	Previously issued in print: 2016
ISBN:	9780190277420
DOI:	10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190277390.001.0001