The Gender of Generations
Future Generations and the Social Maternal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Muers (0000-0002-4775-6804, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 311-325 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-4907 • E-ISSN: 1749-4915 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/ecot.2006.11.3.311 |
| OpenAlex | W2013465555 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper explores the usefulness of various aspects of recent feminist thought on the ‘maternal subject’ for thinking about the ethical relation to future generations. Much ethical literature on future generations is characterized by an assumption that future generations are separate and distant from the ‘present’ generation who make ethical decisions. I put forward the idea of the ‘social maternal’ to challenge this assumption, and suggest that this idea also has significant theological implications
Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethical issues · Relation (database · Sociology · Subject (documents · Christian Theology and Mission · Computer Science · Engineering · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |