The Bloomsbury Handbook of Care Ethics: : Matilda Carter: Bloomsbury Academic

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Care Ethics

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Emphasising the vulnerability and interdependence of humans, care ethics has emerged in recent years as a powerful alternative to dominant modes of thinking in moral philosophy. Bringing together the theoretical and applied dimensions of care ethics, this pioneering volume provides an authoritative overview of what care ethics is and the contributions it can make to pressing contemporary problems.

Divided into two parts, Part I of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Care Ethics traces the development of care ethics, how it interacts with other central components of moral reasoning, such as freedom and normative justification, and the ongoing discussions among care ethicists about the direction, scope and underlying mechanisms of the theory. Part II then showcases the varied contributions care ethics can make to key areas of applied philosophy and to research in the social sciences, from disability and care, medical ethics and feminist ethics to timely issues such as maternity care and public administration.

With an international team of experts providing interdisciplinary approaches to care, this is the place to start if you want to gain an in-depth insight into the field of care ethics and its crucial role in addressing worldwide vulnerabilities.

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction, Matilda Carter (University of Glasgow, UK)
Part I: Understanding Care Ethics
1. Care Ethics and Chinese Philosophy, Michael Slote (University of Miami, USA)
2. Reconceptualising Care: Mature Care and Asymmetric Relationships, Tove Pettersen (University of Oslo, Norway)
3. Dependency as a Core Concept for Care Ethics: A Chronology (and a Plea), Simon van der Weele (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands)
4. A Metaethics of Care? Revisiting the Normative Authority of Care Ethics, Mercer E. Gary (Drexel University, USA)
5. Care Ethics and Phenomenology, Carlo Leget (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands)
6. Necessary Care, Moral Practices, and the Cultivation of Competent Carers, Matilda Carter (University of Glasgow, UK)
7. Freedom to Care, For Women of Colour, Asha Leena Bhandary (University of Iowa, USA)
8. Political Perspectives on Care: What Can We Learn from Nancy Fraser? Christine Noël Lemaître (Aix-Marseille University, France)
9. Care, Justice, and Equality, Costanza Porro (University of Lancaster, UK)
10. Care Ethics and Structural Justice, Stephanie Collins (Monash University, Australia)
11. Normative Questions, Empirical Burdens, and Global Justice: Perspectives from Care Ethics, Fiona Robinson (Carelton University, Canada)
12. Care Ethics as a Transformation in Moral Philosophy, Sandra Laugier (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France)
Part II: Applying Care Ethics
13. The Importance of Enduring and Living Complex Care Ethical Inquiry: A Plea for Intimacy and Reciprocity in Collaborative Care Ethical Research, Alistair Niemeijer (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands) and Gustaaf Bos (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands)
14. Living off Landscapes of Care: Revitalising Care Research, Merel Visse (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands) and Alistair Niemeijer (University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, the Netherlands)
15. Care Ethics and Care Policies in South Korea, Hee-Kang Kim (Korea University, South Korea)
16. Notes from a Care Network: Lessons from the Pandemic, Sunita George (Western Illinois University, USA) and Raymond Greene
17. Queer Care and Pleasure Activism, Amy McKiernan (Dickinson College, USA)
18. Imagining Care Ethics: Disability, Violence, and Caring Spaces - Trudy's Mothering Story, Chrissie Rogers (University of Kent, UK)
19. Care in Unexpected Places: Punishment and Forensic Detention, Helen Brown Coverdale (University College London, UK)
20. Care Ethics and Public Administration: An Overview of the Field and a Look Forward, Petr Urban (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia)
21. Care Ethics, Maternity, and Reproductive Justice, Inge van Nistelrooij (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands) and Rodante van der Waal (University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands)
22. Care Ethics and Conflicts in Needs: Balancing Disabled and Feminist Perspectives and Experiences in Personalised Social Care Services, Kirstein Rummery (University of Stirling, UK)
23. Cultivating Moral Epiphanies Through Care, Maurice Hamington (Portland State University, USA)
24. Feminist Care Ethics and Temporality, Sophie Bourgault (University of Ottawa, USA)
Index

Product details

Published	Aug 21 2025
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	448
ISBN	9781350428379
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions	10 x 7 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

This timely and extremely rich handbook highlights the crucial role of care ethics in challenging individualism and uncaring social practices. Its interdisciplinary approach seamlessly blends theory and practice, offering new and exciting perspectives on the key challenges of care ethics and caregiving today. A much-needed intervention.

Mirjam Müller, Assistant Professor of Feminist Philosophy, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
This is an invaluable, up to date handbook of care ethics with contributions from the most prominent scholars in the field. It is comprehensive, insightful, and often provocative in its explanation and application of care ethics

Søren Holm, Professor of Bioethics, University of Manchester, UK