The reason I wrote that book was because it seemed so counter-intuitive, and then, why are we afraid of pleasure? You know, and we had just been talking about it because it’s—if you’ve experienced pleasure or love, which is what … Read More

Lisa Firestone:  It’s also been my experience when people really feel the most joy or the most loving or close moments that it also brings up, it brings up more anxiety about death and loss—

Carol Gilligan:  It’s perfect.  If … Read More

Carol Gilligan: So you know, these descriptions of  boys as being not in relationship, or not emotional, I mean, they are as off as the description of girls as being, having no sense of self. And what’s amazing is that … Read More

…her daughter said that she was angry at her mother because every time the mother and the father argue, the mother gave in.  The daughter is observing this. and she said to the mother, “I’m angry at you for always … Read More

Carol Gilligan: That sort of view that feminism is against men it just doesn’t, but from the beginning it never made sense to me.  And so, I was asked recently by a group of young women in a young women … Read More

Lisa Firestone:  It seems like part of what you’re talking about is honesty.

Carol Gilligan:  Yes, that’s a good name for it.  I mean emotional honesty, intellectual honesty, yes, absolutely, Lisa. That’s exactly right.

LF:  Because honesty doesn’t necessarily mean … Read More