Care

Reflections on Who We Are

By: Todd May

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Paperback | 27 January 2023

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150 Pages

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In his new book, Todd May turns his attention to the issue of care. What is caring? What does a care ethics look like? What do we care about and what deserves care? What is it to care about ourselves as well as others? How does caring make us vulnerable?

With wit and insight, May addresses the difficulties between understanding care as a reflective attitude and as an emotion, between care and love, between caring for humans and caring for non-human animals, between self-care and concern for others, and between care and vulnerability.

Caring is a central aspect of our being. Without it, we would just float along in the world, attaching ourselves superficially to one activity or another as they came along. Caring anchors us to the world and to one another. And yet, understanding what caring is and how it operates in our lives is a challenge. May meets that challenge, canvassing various approaches to care and offering an overview of the key role it plays in our lives.

Industry Reviews

Everyone seems to be talking about care these days, but why should I care? In this book, Todd May offers a lucid and comprehensive overview of the current discussions about the many philosophical meanings of care.

-- Joan Tronto, author of Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care

The clear language, humorous asides, and a fairly expansive explanation of major ideas surrounding the meaning of care and care ethics make this short book an excellent resource for undergraduates, non-specialists, and really, anyone who cares about a meaningful life and world.

-- Sally Fischer, Professor of Philosophy, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC

If you care about improving your life and becoming a morally better, more caring person - or perhaps especially if you don't now care about these matters - you will benefit greatly from reading this book. It is astonishing that Todd May has managed to convey so much wisdom in a book so short, humorous, and enjoyable to read.

-- Jeff McMahan, Sekyra and White's Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford

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