| Description |
x, 273 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266) and index. |
| Summary |
In this book, Blustein presents the first study of an ethics of care, offering a detailed exploration of human "care" in its various guises: concern for and commitment to individuals, ideals, and causes. Blustein focuses on the nature and value of personal integrity and intimacy, and on the questions they raise for traditional moral theory. Among the topics considered are: What is the nature of caring as such? What do we (and should we) care about? What is implied by the claim that caring supports a sense of the meaningfulness of our lives? How does caring benefit the one who cares and what is the good of care? How do we care about caring? |
| Contents |
The importance of caring and caring about what is important -- What caring is -- Caring and personal and impersonal value -- The good of care -- Caring about caring -- Williams and integrity -- Integrity and self-indulgence -- Wholes and unities -- Lack of integrity -- Integrity and practical necessity -- Integrity : form and content -- Integrity and the unity of a life -- Integrity and self-transformation -- Caring about others -- Personal and nonpersonal relations -- Love and friendship -- Particularity and irreplaceability -- The value of individuals -- Morality and personal relations -- Conclusion : intimacy and integrity. |
| Subject |
Caring.
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Integrity.
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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| Indexed Term |
Care |
| Subject |
Interpersonal Relations.
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Hulpverlening.
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Betrokkenheid.
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Integriteit.
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Intimiteit.
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| ISBN |
0195067991 |
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9780195067996 |
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