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Title of the Book:Contemporary Moral Problems Seventh edition by James E. WhiteBook Review Chapter:Annette C. Baier: The Need for More Than JusticeQuote:“They may well be lonely, driven to suicide, apathetic about their works and aboutparticipation in political processes find their lives meaningless and have no wish to leaveoffspring to face the same meaningless existence” PAGE 89.What I expect to learn:

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What is the truth about justice?

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Does Rawls theory is wrong?Review:In this book Annette Baier argues that the justice perspective by itself is inadequate as amoral theory. It overlooks inequalities between people. PAGE 86. According to Baier ithas an unrealistic view of freedom of choice and it ignores the importance of moralemotions such as love.PAGE86. Baier also said about the case of Giligan. That the book studies for the moral development for women that the woman is the most importantbecause they are the ones who take care of the child that there going go give birth. Thatthis thing are natural that woman can do. In the book there is also

Kohlberg’s theory thathas been grouped into three levels such as pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional.What I learned:I learned that a woman is like a superhero. They are important and they are very hard tounderstand.Integrative Questions:

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What is Baier view about justice?

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What is Baier book is all about?

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What are the theories and argument that has been raised in the theory of justice?

Review Questions:

Distinguish between the justice and care perspective. According to Gilligan, how do theseperspectives develop?

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According to Gilligan woman is naturally care perspective if they are pregnantand take care of the child. And woman choose justice perspective if they’rebeing abused.

2. Explain Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. What criticisms do Gilligan and Baiermake of this theory?

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Pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional.

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Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is not shared by men.3. Baier says there are three important differences between Kantian liberals and their critics.What are these differences?

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The differences between Kantian liberals and their critics are their weight put onrelationship, weight put on freedom of choice and authority of intellect over emotions.

Why does Baier attack the Kantian view that the reason should control unruly passions?

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According to Baier the facts of history must not be forgotten.Discussion Questions:1.

What does Baier mean when she speaks of the need “to transvalue the values of ourpatriarchal past”? Do new values replace the old ones? If so, then do we abandon the oldvalues of justice, freedom, and right?

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For me these only means that the old ones are the facts that must not beforgotten and the new ones are the improved versions of the old versions.2.

What is wrong with the Kantian view that extends equal rights to all rational beings,including women and minorities? What would Baier say? What do you think?

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I think that Kantian view is right.3.

Baier seems to reject the Kantian emphasis on freedom of choice. Granted, we do notchoose our parent, but still don’t we have freedom of choice about many things, and isn’tthis very important?

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Yes it is very important to have a freedom of choice.