Lesbian Ethics: Toward New Values

by Sarah Lucia Hoagland

Challenging control in lesbian relationships, this book develops an ethics relevant to lesbians under oppression.

Genres: Lesbian, Feminism, Nonfiction, Philosophy, LGBT, Queer, Theory

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Sarah Lucia Hoagland is a lesbian feminist philosopher and author.

Reviews

[Alicia Suschena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for my Feminist Ethics class with Dr. Allison Wolf. It was an amazing class and this book changed my entire perspective on life. Hoagland discusses how traditional ethics attempt to reform oppression in a way that makes oppression continue to appear natural. Through concise analysis, Hoagland pin points every aspect of ethics and presents a practical way to address it. Her ideas are revolutionary. After reading this book, I gained a feminist lens that has helped me analyze and understand behaviors and interactions that we often deem as unmentionable and forbidden topics. I've been able to communicate thoughts and feelings I've never considered discussing before. I feel more at ease because of this and I thank both Sarah Hoagland for communicating her profound ideas and interpretations in this Lesbian Ethics and my professor Dr. Allison Wolf for aiding me in making the ideas in this book a part of my daily habits and understanding.

[Jail Flanagain]

I bought this at a used bookstore with my mom and she promptly freaked out. "What, you consider yourself a lesbian now?"

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

!!!!!!!!!

[Matthew Sobolik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hoagland here wants to argue for a "moral revolution". She argues that the morality of heterosexualism is fundamentally an ethic of dominance and submission. I found her critique of heterosexualism in chapter 1 to be very interesting. However when the book changes to sketching her ethics, what she calls "Lesbian Ethics" I found her arguments to be imprecise and unsatisfactory. Her criticism of an ethic of care is interesting.

[Tricha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Develops an excellent and functional account of how responsiblity can be developed without controlling others.

[Elyrria · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very dense and not something to read in a single night. Very good, especially for something written by a white feminist in the 80s.

[Kimm · Rating 3 out of 5]

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