%0 Journal Article
%T Moral deliberation and operative rights: a response to mary magada‐ward and cynthia gayman
%J Metaphilosophy
%D 2007
%A Colapietro, Vincent
%V 38
%N 4
%P 440-455
%X Abstract:  The aim of this article is to show how intimately connected Beth J. Singer's theory of operative rights is with her understanding of the deliberative process. I thus argue against Cynthia Gayman's effort to set in contrast Singer's theory of rights and Dewey's characteristic emphasis on reflective morality. Since I take the value of Singer's approach to be most evident in its relevance to the abortion debate as an ongoing deliberation, I question whether Mary Magada-Ward sufficiently appreciates the dialogical and deliberative emphases of Singer's stance. My goal, however, is not so much to argue against either Gayman or Magada-Ward as it is to argue for taking Singer's position even more seriously than either author does. In particular, I want to highlight the finely nuanced character of Singer's philosophical intervention in the debate regarding abortion, especially stressing certain features that Gayman and Magada-Ward overlook.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0026-1068
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00496.x