The Problem of Consent in Feminist Practical Ethics

Authors

Laura AVAKYAN Saint Petersburg State University
Galina TSIMMERMAN Saint Petersburg State University
Alexander ZIMMERMANN Saint Petersburg State University
Vladimir SHCHERBAKOV Saint Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology

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https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.566

Keywords:

feminism, applied ethics, consent, social contract, contractualism, morality and rationality

Abstract

The article analyzes the topical problem of consent in modern feminist theory as a way of achieving public consensus on the goals and forms of women?s emancipation. The emancipation of women is one of the most important achievements of modern society and an ongoing process. Therefore, the issues that are being discussed within the framework of feminist ethics are appropriate. For example, the extent to which men who hold power and dominance for thousands of years can genuinely liberate women and share with them equal rights and opportunities. There is also an acute problem of the extent to which women them- selves are willing to show solidarity and their consent on social and political issues. These issues and dis- cussions by contemporary feminists, who deserve the attention of a wide range of experts in applied ethics, argumentation theory, social and political theory, are addressed in this study.

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Author Biographies

Laura AVAKYAN, Saint Petersburg State University

PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages at Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her areas of interest include philosophy of culture, civilization theories. Avakyan is the author of 38 scientific articles. Recent publications: “Research Approaches to Studying the Social Space of Modern Man”, “Civilizational Plat- form of the Modern World”, “The Use of Figurative Method for Philosophical and Sociological Analysis of Modern Society”, “Philosophy of Film”, “Anthropology of Smells: History and Modernity”.

Galina TSIMMERMAN, Saint Petersburg State University

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, the Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, the Head of the International Relations Office at Saint Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Her areas of interest include the history of language communication and its cross-cultural aspects. Tsimmerman is the author of 2 monographs, 1 textbook and 56 scientific articles. Recent publications: “Film Translation as a Factor of Cross-Cultural Communication”, “Anthropology of Smells: History and Modernity”.

Alexander ZIMMERMANN, Saint Petersburg State University

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of International Law at Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. His areas of interest include philosophy of law, maritime law, private international law. Zimmermann is the author of 2 monographs and 60 scientific articles. Recent publications: “Revisiting the Form and Structure of International Contract”, “Status of “Inmarsat” in International Private Law”, “Legal Status of Crew Members of Naval and Naval Auxiliary Vessels at Stay in International Ports”.

Vladimir SHCHERBAKOV, Saint Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology

PhD, Doctor of Science in Philosophy, Professor of the Educational Department at Saint Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, Russia. His areas of interest include philosophical and cultural anthropology, philosophy of science, bioethics. Shcherbakov is the author of 3 monographs and 60 scientific articles. Recent publications: “Justice and Good in the Debate of Liberalism and Communitarianism”, “Sartre and Heidegger on Human Existence: Abandonment and Freedom”, “Anthropology of Smells: History and Modernity”.

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2021-12-24

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AVAKYAN, L., TSIMMERMAN, G., ZIMMERMANN, A., & SHCHERBAKOV, V. (2021). The Problem of Consent in Feminist Practical Ethics. WISDOM, 20(4), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.566

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