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Care as a Basis for Radical Political Judgments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Joan C. Tronto
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Abstract

The best framework for moral and political thought is the one that creates the best climate for good political judgments. I argue that universalistic theories of justice fall short in this regard because they cannot distinguish idealization from abstraction. After describing how an ethic of care guides judgments, I suggest the practical effects that make this approach preferable. The ethic of care includes more aspects of human life in making political judgments.

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Symposium on Care and Justice
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Hypatia , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , Spring 1995 , pp. 141 - 149
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Copyright © 1995 by Hypatia, Inc.

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