Vulnerability - New Essays in Ethics and Feminist Philosophy (Hardcover, New)

The aim of this volume is to open up reflection on the nature of vulnerability, the responsibilities owed to the vulnerable, who bears these responsibilities, and how they are best fulfilled. In canvassing responses to these questions, the contributors engage with a range of ethical traditions and with issues in contemporary political philosophy and bioethics. Some essays in the volume explore the connections between vulnerability, autonomy, dignity, and justice. Other essays engage with a feminist ethics of care to articulate the relationship between vulnerability, dependence, and care. These theoretical approaches are complemented by detailed examination of vulnerability in specific contexts, including disability; responsibilities to children; intergenerational justice; and care of the elderly. The essays thus address fundamental questions concerning our moral duties to each other as individuals and as citizens. Contributing significantly to the development of an ethics of vulnerability, this volume opens up promising avenues for future research in feminist philosophy, moral and political philosophy, and bioethics.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Feminist Philosophy
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	December 2013
Editors:	Catriona Mackenzie (Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Research Centre for Agency, Values, and Ethics) • Wendy Rogers (Professor of Clinical Ethics,Department of Philosophy and Australian School of Advanced Medicine) • Susan Dodds (Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	238 x 162 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	332
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-931664-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-19-931664-3
Barcode:	9780199316649

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