The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation
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- Synopsis
- The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation argues for the philosophical importance of the notion of need and for an ethical framework through which we can determine which needs have moral significance. In the volume, Sarah Clark Miller synthesizes insights from Kantian and feminist care ethics to establish that our mutual and inevitable interdependence gives rise to a duty to care for the needs of others. Further, she argues that we are obligated not merely to meet others’ needs but to do so in a manner that expresses "dignifying care," a concept that captures how human interactions can grant or deny equal moral standing and inclusion in a moral community. She illuminates these theoretical developments by examining two cases where urgent needs require a caring and dignifying response: the needs of the elderly and the needs of global strangers. Those working in the areas of feminist theory, women’s studies, aging studies, bioethics, and global studies should find this volume of interest.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 186 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781136596667
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780415882682, 9780415754422, 9780203334393
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 07/10/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Sarah Clark Miller
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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