Disenchanted Subjects? On the Experience of Subjectivity in Care Relations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12901987
AutoresCatrin Dingler (Cornell University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen9
Número2
Páginas209-215
Fecha de publicación2015-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17496535.2015.1023059
OpenAlexW2126996758
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas9

Although critique of the modern concept of the autonomous and self-sufficient subject is constitutive for the ethics of care, current care theories seem to draw little attention to the epistemological implications for the counter-concept of relational subjectivity. Starting from Theodor W. Adorno’s critical theory of the subject the article presents a late-modern concept of relational subjectivity. Introducing the Italian feminist thought of sexual difference I will show the practical potential of a critical epistemology. Finally, I will argue that Adorno’s philosophical critique, together with the ‘theoretical practice’ of Italian feminism, might be fruitfully employed in a critical theory of care that seeks to generate political and social transformation

Critical theory · Epistemology · Feminism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Subjectivity · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Philosophy · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Sociology and Education Studies