The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist

Can a man be a feminist? If so, what would it mean? I want to participate in a dialogue between women and men on how to accommodate women's moral concerns. I propose that the fundamental values of justice embodied in the South African constitutional democracy require men to be feminist. These v...

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Main Author: H.P.P. Lótter
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Scriber Editorial Systems 2000-03-01
Series:Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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Online Access:https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/488
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spelling doaj-0007f766963d4ae6ad6a82ed7ec696142020-11-25T01:11:20ZafrScriber Editorial SystemsKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship0023-270X2304-85572000-03-0165410.4102/koers.v65i4.488The South African Constitution requires men to be feministH.P.P. Lótter0Department of Philosophy Rand Afrikaans University AUCKLANDPARKCan a man be a feminist? If so, what would it mean? I want to participate in a dialogue between women and men on how to accommodate women's moral concerns. I propose that the fundamental values of justice embodied in the South African constitutional democracy require men to be feminist. These values provide the best safeguard of the important interests and values of both women and men. Men who accept these values can support the main concerns of feminism. The implications of the argument in this article range from public issues to the most private aspects of marriage.https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/488feminism - a philosophy of liberationrights violationsSouth African Constitutionfundamental values of justicewomen’s rights - moral concerns
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Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
feminism - a philosophy of liberation
rights violations
South African Constitution
fundamental values of justice
women’s rights - moral concerns
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title The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist
title_short The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist
title_full The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist
title_fullStr The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist
title_full_unstemmed The South African Constitution requires men to be feminist
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series Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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2304-8557
publishDate 2000-03-01
description Can a man be a feminist? If so, what would it mean? I want to participate in a dialogue between women and men on how to accommodate women's moral concerns. I propose that the fundamental values of justice embodied in the South African constitutional democracy require men to be feminist. These values provide the best safeguard of the important interests and values of both women and men. Men who accept these values can support the main concerns of feminism. The implications of the argument in this article range from public issues to the most private aspects of marriage.
topic feminism - a philosophy of liberation
rights violations
South African Constitution
fundamental values of justice
women’s rights - moral concerns
url https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/488
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