The ethics of need agency, dignity, and obligation
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 eth...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Routledge
2012
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| Edición: | 1st publ |
| Colección: | Studies in philosophy (Routledge)
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3029552x*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | xiii, 186 p. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 169-179) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780415882682 9780415754422 |
