Didn't read all of Jim's stuff on population but noted he mentioned GNP as a
measure. For a rather good ecofeminist analysis of the UN system of national
accounts see Marilyn WARING If women counted (1989)
Jo VanEvery
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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 10:30:57 -0500
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christine June Cuomo)
Subject: Re: ECOFEM digest 71
Ronnie Zoe Hawkins writes:
>I too have
>noticed the frequency of posts from men relative to those from women, and
>also occasionally a tone that suggests that, if I make a response, I
>might be "overpowered"
Hi Ronnie-- I've wanted to meet you for a while. I really like your stuff
on population and ecofeminism. I agree about the tone, and gender
configurations on this list, but I refrain from entering the fray more
because I don't feel interested enough. Like Amanda, I am most interested
in ecofeminist perspectives that keep the feminist in the fore. Actually,
more and more I am leaning toward discussing "ecological feminism" rather
than "ecofeminism" because of the problematic perspectives and work that is
associated with the term.
Ronnie goes on:
> A kind of "virtue ethic" for how humans might most appropriately
>live within their ecosystems might also have something to offer
I completely agree with you about using an Aristotelian framework to
articulate ecofeminist insights, and to work out the details of ecofeminist
ethics. I'm working on a book on ecological feminist ethics (the subject
of my dissertation), and I argue that a "virtue ethic," and also ethics
*based in* relationships (ala Hume) are helpful models for ecofeminists.
Also, I don't want to forget to include Marx, especially early Marxist
ethics, and insights about how nature and culture get constructed.
I don't want to create the impression that ecofeminism is or ought to be
about resurrecting dead white boy thought, but I have found these
traditions helpful in my own thinking and writing. I find Mary Daly, Susan
Griffin, Lorraine Code, and Martha Nussbaum (despite her recent antifeminst
rantings) to be even more helpful...
Ronnie:
> I also wonder, might we learn from our closest relatives, the
>other great apes,
I guess I believe we are so socially constructed that there's little left
to learn from these relatives, as far as the "nature" of our social
interactions go. I'm most interested in where we can go next, and I think
the possibilities are infinite (if limited).
Cheers,
Chris Cuomo
Science and Technology Studies
Cornell University
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