Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care

Name: Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9780415906425-G
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By Joan Tronto

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In Moral Boundaries Joan C. Tronto provides one of the most original responses to the controversial questions surrounding women and caring. Tronto demonstrates that feminist thinkers have failed to realise the political context which has shaped their debates about care. It is her belief that care cannot be a useful moral and political concept until its traditional and ideological associations as a women's morality are challenged. Moral Boundaries contests the association of care with women as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. In our society, members of unprivileged groups such as the working classes and people of color also do disproportionate amounts of caring. Tronto presents care as one of the central activites of human life and illustrates the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 242
Release Date:: 2006-06-03
Publication Date:: 2006-06-03
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0415906423
ISBN13:: 9780415906425
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 340 g
Height:: 22.9 cm
Width:: 15.1 cm
Thickness:: 1.3 cm

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