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Carol Gilligan

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (November 28, 1936- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Birth name is Carol Friedman
    Author of 'In a Different Voice' (1982)
    Other books include 'Mapping the Moral Domain' (1989), 'Meeting at the Crossroads' (1992), 'The Birth of Pleasure' (2002) and 'Kyra: A Novel' (2008)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her last name.
    Her 'ethics of care' argument has come under scrutiny.
    The basic gist of her argument being that women by nature possess virtues that men don't (e.g. compassion, patience, common sense).
    Camille Paglia called her 'prim' and 'solemn.'
    When she did a restaging of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter she backed out of setting the play in modern Afghanistan because she 'felt that it would not be as effective in communicating the point of the story.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She holds ten honorary degrees.
    She is a professor of Humanities and Applied Psychology at New York University.
    Her criticism of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development revolutionized moral psychology and arguably rendered Kohlberg's work obsolete.
    Her work has been credited with helping the passage of the 1993 Gender Equity in Education Act.
    Time magazine listed her among America's 25 most influential people in 1996.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying