In this book Robinson demonstrates how the responsibilities of sustaining life are central to the struggle for basic human security. She uses a feminist lens to challenge gender biases in rights-based, individualist approaches. Robinson's consideration of care in both ethical an…
"The Renewal of Generosity evokes medicine as the face-to-face encounter that comes before and after diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and surgeries. Frank calls upon the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, and literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin to reflect on s…
'The Renewal of Generosity' presents stories that show demoralized medicine being tranformed through caring relationships. In the age of technology dominance, Frank shows how generosity is being rediscovered through dialogue between physician & patient.
This book argues that Western philosophy on the whole has overemphasized rational control and autonomy at the expense of the important countervailing value and virtue of receptivity.
Why are women such prominent workers in the global marketplace? Why do so many perform jobs that involve carework? What political forces have made these women key participants in globalization? What are the consequences for the women themselves, for their families, and for socie…
Why are women such prominent workers in the global marketplace? Why do so many perform jobs that involve carework? What political forces have made these women key participants in globalization? What are the consequences for the women themselves, for their families, and for socie…
Why are women such prominent workers in the global marketplace? Why do so many perform jobs that involve carework? What political forces have made these women key participants in globalization? What are the consequences for the women themselves, for their families, and for socie…
A collection of papers dealing with supervision. 192 pages.
In what way is>>care<<a matter of>>tinkering<<? Rather than presenting care as a (preferably>>warm<<) relation between human beings, the various contributions to the volume give the material world (usually cast as>>cold<<) a prominent place in their analysis. Thus, this book doe…
"In what way is 'care' a matter of 'tinkering'? Rather than presenting care as a (preferably 'warm') relation between human beings, the various contributions to the volume give the material world (usually cast as 'cold') a prominent place in their analysis. Thus, this book does …