The problems that persist, with some arguably on the rise, raise questions that are thorny, puzzling, and urgent. I believe that moral philosophy has a valuable role to play here—although, ultimately, it will take a village of theorists to gain a full understanding of the phenomenon. My hope in this book is to make a contribution to understanding the nature of misogyny, both in terms of its general logic, and one (though only one) of its key dynamics in practice. This involves men drawing on women in asymmetrical moral support roles. (I restrict myself to the cultural contexts mentioned above,
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