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Procreative Justice Reconceived.
- Source :
- Journal of the American Philosophical Association; Mar2024, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-23, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper reconsiders Tommie Shelby's (2016) analysis of procreation in poor black communities. I identify three conceptual frames within which Shelby situates his analysis—feminization, choice-as-control, and moralization. I argue that these frames should be rejected on conceptual, empirical, and moral grounds. As I show, this framing engenders a flawed understanding of poor black women's procreative lives. I propose an alternative framework for reconceiving the relationship between poverty and procreative justice, one oriented around reproductive flourishing instead of reproductive responsibility. More generally, the paper develops a methodological challenge for nonideal moral and political philosophy, especially concerning the obligations of the oppressed. Specifically, I argue that in the absence of descriptive and conceptual accountability, the moral gaze of the philosopher risks preserving, rather than destabilizing, oppressive ideologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BLACK women
POLITICAL philosophy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20534477
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Philosophical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176652035
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/apa.2022.32