The Ethics of Care: The State of the Art (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789042940635)

The ethics of care, developed in early 1980s within feminism as a critique on the biases of neokantian ethics, is 40 years old. This book presents its key insights, the developments and debates over the years and the challenges care ethics faces. Internationally renown scholars from various continents have contributed, a clear sign that care ethics has spread over the globe. The key insights regard issues close by, care from person to person, but also at an institutional level and questions of global impact. Vulnerability and relationality are examples of these insights. What can caring practices, ranging from social welfare to palliative care, learn from care ethics? Has care ethics had an impact on ethics at large and what is its future?

Author: F. Vosman
ISBN-10: 9042940638
ISBN-13: 9789042940635
Publisher: Peeters
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2020
Pages: 325
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.00d