Care Ethics, Democratic Citizenship and the State

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ID23213991
AuthorsElizabeth Ward (0000-0002-3575-6639, Czech Academy of Sciences), Mo Ray (0000-0002-2255-3496, University of Brighton), Denise Tanner (0000-0002-6944-7367)
EditorsPetr Urban (0000-0001-7029-5455), Lizzie Ward (0000-0002-4158-2030)
Year2020
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueCare Ethics, Democratic Citizenship and the State (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/978-3-030-41437-5
OpenAlexW3047880953
ISBN9783030414375
LanguageEN
Citations received13

From a political angle, the concept of care might contribute substantially more to democratic discourse and the creation of caring arrangements if different ideas and vocabularies of care – such as those represented by ‘affective equality’ (Lynch & Baker 2009), the ‘ethics of the flesh’ (Bacchi & Beasly 2004; Beasly & Bacchi 2012) and ‘social reproduction’ – were taken into account. While these approaches have a common political and moral objective, they also offer a somewhat different perspective on social reality. This chapter focuses on their similarities and highlights their differences and the challenges they pose to the ethics of care (EoC). The chapter suggests that Joan Tronto’s broad definition of care had – and still has – a great impact on contemporary literature due to its capacity to include almost all ideas and concerns that are also shared by these alternative approaches. Considering them in this light may enable us to better appreciate the strengths of Tronto’s theory, in addition to some of her more implicit, underdeveloped points and unanswered questions.

Citizenship · Democracy · Environmental ethics · Ethics of care · Nursing ethics · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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