The Ethics of Need - Agency, Dignity, and Obligation (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Philosophy
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	2012
Authors:	Sarah Clark Miller
Series editors:	Robert Bernasconi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	186
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-75442-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-415-75442-9
Barcode:	9780415754422

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