Philosophy Paper #4

MOTHERING AND MORAL THEORY 1

Mothering and moral theory

Aakil Patel

PHL 106

Eduardo O Frajman

Short Paper #4

Mothering and moral theory

The connection between the mother and her child is further explored in the mother's and moral philosophy. The degree to which it is not mutual and thus not binding is one of the first facets of the partnership. On the one hand, the ties between children and mothers are affectionate and caring. On the other hand, they are related and dependent. Most mothers have had very little ability to bear and take care of children throughout history, which is still so today for most mothers. The relationship can be voluntary for the mothering parent, but it cannot be voluntary for the child, and it can only become somewhat more voluntary gradually (Held, 1993).

Society can place mutual responsibilities on parents to care for their children when they are young and on children to care for their parents when they are aged. However, if there is some aspect of a bargain in the relationship between mother and child, it is very different from the bargain allegedly typical of the marketplace (Hanshaw, 2018).. If a parent thinks, "I will take care of you now, so you will take care of me when I am old," it must be founded on immense confidence and a relative absence of compliance, unlike contracts of political and economic bargains.

Another aspect of the mothering person-child arrangement that can be problematic is its outlook on our understandings of equality. It proves without a shadow of a doubt that equality does not mean equal legal rights. Both feminists are committed to equality and civil rights where fair values are at stake. However, under certain circumstances, topics other than rights take precedence and are more critical. Moreover, the equality at stake in the child-mother partnership is the fair representation of people, not a civil or legislative definition of equal protection. Parents and children are not seen equally in terms of whether they can make choices, do or have the same things. A family with multiple small children, an adult or two, and an elderly parent does not usually make decisions by majority vote. Any member of the family, therefore, is entitled to proper respect and consideration.

According to Held, 1993 what is significant about the relationship between the infant and the mother is that clearly, we do not comply with our duties by simply leaving individuals alone. He is going to hunger if he leaves a child alone. She will quickly hurt herself if she leaves a two-year-old alone. It is more effectively seen that the whole practice of not interfering with others is inappropriate to honor others. It assumes that people should support themselves and have what they need through their programs and efforts. This will cause us to see how unsatisfactory these prevailing political viewpoints exclude interference from fulfilling our obligations. We ought to recognize that the fundamental right to the food, shelter, and medical services required for life and growth for our fellow citizens and fellow people in the world and that there are few reasons for not doing this when the means exist to respect those rights. These privileges should not be allowed to go hungry unimpeded (Friedman, 2019).

I don’t understand what this paper is talking about. Do you? I don’t think you do. I think you are copying from other people’s articles without explaining or connecting the ideas.

Grade 0/5

Work Cited

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Virginia Held, & Held, V. (1993). Feminist morality: Transforming culture, society, and politics. University of Chicago Press.

Friedman, M. (2019). 14. Feminism and Modern Friendship: Dislocating the Community (pp. 285-302). Cornell University Press.

Hanshaw, H. (2018). Rawls and Feminism. CLA Journal, (6), 182-195.