Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
Winter 2002
Publication Source
Vera Lex
Abstract
This collection of Pierce's essays traces the evolution of her thinking about natural law theory--and, more broadly, about talk of "natures" as normatively significant--over a period of 30 years. We see her move from a wholesale rejection of such talk, in her influential 1971 piece "Natural Law Language and Women," to a qualified admission that it can have its liberatory uses. Yet she maintains throughout that, progressive potential or no, natural law is far inferior to Kantian notions of rights and autonomy as a foundation for ethical thought.
Inclusive pages
173-178
ISBN/ISSN
0893-4851
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2002, Pace University Press
Publisher
Pace University Press
Volume
3
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Whisnant, Rebecca, "Review: 'Immovable Laws, Irresistible Rights: Natural Law, Moral Rights, and Feminist Ethics'" (2002). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 94.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/94
Comments
This document is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.
Book's citation information: Pierce, Christine. Immovable Laws, Irresistible Rights: Natural Law, Moral Rights, and Feminist Ethics. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2000.