Justice And Care : Essential Readings In Feminist Ethics / / by Virginia Held

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955332303321
• Autore: Held Virginia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2018]; ©1995
• ISBN: 9780367316471; 0367316471; 9780429968013; 0429968019; 9780429499463; 0429499469; 9780429979095; 0429979096
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 234 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): HeldVirginia
• Disciplina: 170/.82
• Soggetti: Feminist ethics; Caring; Justice
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: When feminist philosophers first turned their attention to traditional ethical theory, its almost exclusive emphasis upon justice, rights, abstract rationality, and individual autonomy came under special criticism. Women's experiences seemed to suggest the need for a focus on care, empathetic relations, and the interdependence of persons.The most i