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Episode #168 ... Introduction to an Ethics of Care (Patreon)

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2022-07-13 13:07:40
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Hello! Thanks for making the show possible. Could never do this without you!


Hope you enjoy the episode today. I recorded it from a hotel room, holding the microphone in my hand like a news reporter. Clearly much more to talk about regarding an ethics of care, but this definitely gets the conversation started and I'm hoping will help me gauge the interest of these sorts of topics. 

It ended up being almost twice the length of a normal episode-- so thanks for sticking it out until the end. 

Be well!

Stephen

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Oisin Cleere

Great episode, very interesting. Thanks Stephen!

Mohammad Abid

Looking forward to it Stephen. Thanks.

Michael Wray

I haven’t been this excited about any topic (in or out of philosophy) for years! Most of these topics are things I’ve been thinking and writing about independently for a few years and learning that this has been an ongoing area of ethics for a while was incredibly inspiring and I look forward to learning as much as possible through my own study and hopefully future episodes.

Thomas Bugg

Great episode Stephen! Will you be doing more episodes on this subject? I feel like it is particularly relevant. Thank you for continuing to provide great content.

Alexander Kurz

18:55 "But under an ethics of care, this type of liberal individualism is a delusional phantasy." It seems to me that (neo)-confucianism would have a similar critique. What is your take on this?

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There is definitely some validity to the overlap. In the sense that Confucianism values duty to others and has a more relational view of the subject. There’s overlaps in Aristotle and Hume as well. Even the climate of Watsuji Tetsuro has similarities to parts of it. Liberal individualism has definitely been critiqued elsewhere; an EOC does it in a way that is exciting and new, IMO. Thanks for listening and for the support! :)

Alexander Kurz

41:35 "People sometimes say that these huge social problems are evidence of the degradation of society." I believe that the root of the problem is that liberal individualism has a powerful social technology, free markets and private property, but the ethics of care does not. How can we rebalance the ethics of individual freedoms with the ethics of care?

Alexander Kurz

Btw, Stephen, the last three minutes are really powerful ... thank you so much. Oh, and do you know the book "The Values of Economics - An Aristotelian Perspective" by Irene van Staveren? This is where I came across ethics of care for the first time.

J Lamb

I'm really enjoying it. I'm about halfway through. I wanted to bring up the trolley game. Has anybody else played it? If you haven't, you should definitely look into it. It seems like the ethics of care seems very similar to the Buddhist concept of emptiness or no self.

Kate Irving

Thank you so much for covering ethics of care I. Your show. Brilliant as always! I love the comment about care ethics only criticising traditional morality because it cares! Kate In Dublin

Benjamin Mastripolito

This episode was incredible! The trolley car example was especially perspective shifting - the moment you explained it, everything clicked in a deep way for me. I really appreciate the effort and care you put into the presentation of these concepts.

Ben Winesett

Incredible work Stephen! Discovering EoC greatly shifted my focus while I was studying to become a teacher. An ongoing question I always have is how to apply EoC (especially responsiveness) in non-linguistic contexts. How do I listen to the plants In a garden better? How do I care for the air I breathe beyond its use to me? And maybe most strangely, how do I care for my self when I can barely articulate how it feels to even be alive? Thanks for always giving me more questions than answers! :)

Chrystie Glazebrook

Thank you Stephen. I had never thought about the ethics of care till now.

Bruno Alvarez

One of my favorites so far, Stephen. And that is saying a lot!

Dom Orlov

Thank you Steven, I always enjoy the longer episodes!

Nikki Donald

Really enjoyed this! Is there a transcript yet?

Frederik Broni

Really good episode! So excited for the next one :)

Audrie scott

Stephen, your content is extraordinary. Thank you so much.

Mark Griffin

I'm getting more involved with community service, so the timing of this was wonderful. I'm going to read more on this topic. Thanks Stephen.

Anders Collin Eriksen

This might be my favorite episode. I am very grateful for everything you have taught me over the years. Love from Denmark ❤️

Trevor Smith

I love this show! And I loved this episode. My girlfriend and I have adopted, "pouring soup" on someone as shorthand as we talk about trying to help others. :D

Diane Atkinson

This is the first episode that I have heard since joining and it was a beauty! It reinforces my decision to learn about philosophy. I will have to share it with family and friends to hear their thoughts

Danielle Kruger

Absolutely love this episode!! Thank you so much!