[\<- 07/16](07-16.md) --- ## Feminist Ethics - What is this framework/theory trying to say/do? - How to take into account gender difference, issues of independence, etc. - Trying to give a female perspective on ethics - Male and female ethics are shown to be generally different (whether socialized or otherwise) - Reject abstraction (that is, rejection of impartiality) - Embrace connectivity of the community - Focus on quality of life - The "Ethics of Care" - Takes initiative from the idea of the nurturing mother - Sympathy, empathy, love, etc. are important emotions - No overarching principle ## Humor/Comedy - Ancient comedy was very perverse - Ancient philosophers considered this comedy immoral and dangerous