ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on characteristic feature of feminist philosophies of global justice—their emphasis on questions that arise out of practices, especially practices of transnational movement building. In their orientation toward political praxis, many feminist philosophies of global justice belong to the realm of what Charles Mills refers to as non-ideal theory. Many feminist philosophers criticize individualistic approaches to diagnosing and rectifying harm. Feminist philosophers demonstrate a naturalized and non-ideal approach to ethics by approaching transnational movements as sites of normative inquiry. Moral and political questions about feminized and racialized forms of labor under neoliberalism align with an analytical paradigm recently developed in interdisciplinary Women's Studies, transnational feminisms. Feminist philosophical discussions of gendered labor have also led to a revival of interest in the concept of exploitation. Feminist philosophers add questions that arise out of real-world difficulties recognizing and rectifying cross-border injustices.