Perfectionism and Contemporary Feminist Values

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Index abortion, 153n34 Abrams, Kathryn, 81 agenda. See hidden agenda of feminists Alexander, Priscilla, 12–13 Anderson, Elizabeth, 142–143n36 anti-sex-work feminists, 14–18 arguments, perfectionist, 5. See also feminists’ arguments Aristotle, on friendship, 113–114 autonomy: criticism of choices and, 140n2; and justi¤cations of coercion, 63–64, 73–74, 153–155nn41–42,50,57; liberalism and, 5, 130, 139n19; perfectionist arguments and, 5; Raz and, 28–29 Baldwin, Margaret A., 15, 105–106, 145n66 Bangladesh, 127–128 Barry, Brian, 63 Bell, Laurie, 140n6 Burke, Edmund, 60–61, 153n32 Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes (CORP), 14, 140–141n14 career: choices men make, 2–4, 138nn10,12,17; choices women make, 2–4, 138nn10,12,17; and self-suf¤ciency principle, 123–128, 132, 162–164nn18–19,24,30,32–33 Chen, Martha, 43, 127–128 choice sets: context in®uences choices, 90– 101; cosmopolitanism and, 90–91, 94; de-¤ned, 157n1; equality arguments and, 88– 102, 157–159nn1,3,16–17; for men, 89, 97–101, 129, 131; inequality of, critiques and, 49; vulnerability-based critiques and, 107–108; for women, 88–102, 129, 131, 158– 159nn3,16–17 choices men make: career, 2–4, 138nn10,12,17; choice sets for, 89, 97–101, 129, 131; context of, 4, 137n5; educational investment and, 3–4, 137n5, 149–150n89 choices women make: acceptable range of, 5; authentic choices, 83–87, 157nn20–23; basis of choice, 132; career and, 2–4, 138nn10,12,17; coercion and, 13; coercionbased critiques of, 51–75, 150–151nn1–7; context of, 4, 137n5; cosmopolitanism and, 90–91, 94; criticism of (see criticism of certain choices women make); educational investment and, 3–4, 137n5, 149–150n89; equality arguments and, 88–102, 157– 159nn1,3,16–17; feminist dialogue on, 134– 136; how to live a good life and, 131–136; Hurka and, 31–34, 146n33; intellectual, moral development principle and, 119– 121, 162n15; Nussbaum and, 41–46, 148– 149nn71–72,78; paid employment and, 3, 121, 137–138nn2,10, 162n15; perfectionist principles and, 111–128; pluralistic perfectionism and, 5; pragmatic perfectionism and, 109–110; problematic choices, 11–26; Raz and, 28–31, 145–146nn7,16,21; seductive offers and, 64–74, 155n51,56; seemingly bad choices, 7; selective-choice critiques and, 82– 83; self-love principle and, 121–123, 162n17; sex-kitten options, 91–92, 96–97, 133; sexual noncommodi¤cation principle and, 111– 119, 162nn11–12; Sher and, 34–40, 147– 148nn50,64, 148n67; socialization critiques of, 76–87, 155–157nn1,8–10,14,20–23; unchallengeable in liberal terms, 130; vulnerabilitybased critiques and, 103–110, 159–161n4,11. See also commodi¤cation of sexuality; conditions for making choices; criticism of certain choices women make; homemaker, full-time; objecti¤cation of sexuality; perfectionism coercion: autonomy-based justi¤cations of, 63– 64, 73–74, 153–155nn41–42,50,57; as basis of choice, 132; coercive political theories, fear of, 6; conventionalist justi¤cations of, 60–62, 72, 153nn32,34–35; criticism of choices, 49, 51–75; equality arguments and, 88–102, 157– 159nn1,3,6–17; Kantian justi¤cations of, 59– 60, 71–72; liberalism and, 130–131; neutral justi¤cations of, 57–63; seductive-offers ver- sion of, 64–74, 155nn51–52,56–57; and sex kitten decision, 19–20; and sex worker decision , 14–18; social subsidies, social marginalization and, 6; threatened-rights-violation version of, 52–55; threatened-status-quo version, 55–57; traditional conceptions of, 51–64, 150– 151nn1–7; utilitarian justi¤cations of, 57–59, 72, 152nn19,22 colonization of prostitute’s body, 116, 162n11 Combat Zone (Boston), 15 commodi¤cation of sexuality: anti-sex-work feminists on, 14–18; authentic choices and, 88–89, 158n3; coercion-based critiques of, 51– 75, 150–151nn1–7; criticism of choice, 12–18, 139–140n1; de¤ned, 4; fashion modeling and, 119; feminists’ disagreement on, 131–132; lap dancing and, 117; liberalism and, 130; Nussbaum and, 44; as paradoxical and impossible, 114; pornography and, 118–119, 162n12; as problematic choice, 11; seductive offers and, 64–74, 155n51; by sex workers, 14; sexual noncommodi¤cation principle and, 111– 119; true sexuality and, 114; viewpoints on, 139n1. See also sex work; sex worker conditions for making choices: absence of, 25; authentic choices, 83–87, 157nn20–23; basis of, 132; coercion-based critiques of, 51–75, 150–155nn1–7,19,22,32,34–35,41–42,50– 51,56–57; continuum of critiques of, 11– 12; equality arguments and, 88–102, 157– 159nn1...