Conclusion: renewal and transformation–the importance of an ethics of care
Conclusion: renewal and transformation–the importance of an ethics of care
The ethics of care offers not only a perspective on the analysis of social policies, practices and relationships within everyday lives, but an opportunity to renew or transform them. For such transformations to take place it is necessary to understand and address the barriers that get in the way of this. One such is what Tronto has identified as ‘privileged irresponsibility’. To counter this, dialogue between those occupying different positions in relation to care can enable both personal and political transformation. And it can enable the development of the solidarity that constitutes Tronto’s fifth phase of care: caring with.
Keywords: ethics of care, renewal, transformation, privileged irresponsibility, relationality, dialogue, solidarity
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