The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation here 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 only to meet others? needs, but also 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. Specifically, 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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