11am PDT/2pm EDT/7pm UK
“The Philosophy of Care”: Caring has many different objects and comes in many different forms. But what is it, and why does it matter? As Todd May (philosophical advisor to the TV show, The Good Place) argues in his new book, Care: Reflections on Who We Are, caring is in large part what makes each of us what we are as individuals. In a significant way, it defines and reveals each of us.
In conversation with Joan Tronto, one of the pioneers of care ethics, Todd will address the difficulties between understanding care as a reflective attitude and as an emotion, between care and love, between caring for humans and for non-human animals, between self-care and concern for others, and between care and vulnerability. Following this discussion, Tronto will explore the similarities and divergences between May’s account and the model of care ethics she has introduced in seminal texts like Moral Boundaries. You can register for the event here.