Comprehending Care Problems and Possibilities

Univ. of Oslo, Norway. Examines an ethics of care theory based on work of psychologist Carol Gilligan. Topics include the perspective of care, gender issues, care and traditional moral theory, distributing mature care, conditional care and care and justice. For medical ethicists. Hardcover, softcover available.

Tove Pettersen is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, and History of Art and Ideas, and a post doctor and research leader in the Ethics Programme at the University of Oslo.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
The Perspective of Care	p. 1
Gender Issues and Criticism	p. 17
Normative Foundations and Formal Features	p. 31
Care, Cognition, and Emotions	p. 51
Care and Traditional Moral Theory	p. 65
Care and Justice	p. 85
Distributing Mature Care	p. 113
Conditional Care	p. 135
Why Care? Ethical Justification of Thick Care	p. 151
The Circles of Care	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 185
Index	p. 197
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Comprehending Care Problems and Possibilities in The Ethics of Care

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