"GRACEFUL PILLARS": LAW, RELIGION, AND THE ETHICS OF THE "DAUGHTER TRACK"
In this essay, analyzing the "daughter track" of daughter-provided elder care, through feminist philosopher Lisa Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework, I examine the ethical questions surrounding gender, sacrifice, and elder care on the daughter track, particularly concerni...
Subtitles: | SYMPOSIUM: GLOBAL LEGAL AND RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON ELDER CARE |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-149 |
Further subjects: | B
Daughters
B Necessity B Virtue B feminist philosophy B ethics of care |
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Summary: | In this essay, analyzing the "daughter track" of daughter-provided elder care, through feminist philosopher Lisa Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework, I examine the ethical questions surrounding gender, sacrifice, and elder care on the daughter track, particularly concerning contexts of virtue and necessity. Second, I examine how Tessman's "burdened virtues" framework applies to the "daughter track" situation, particularly regarding virtues born of necessity. Third, I examine some wider legal and social justice issues that remain unresolved in eldercare provision by daughters. Finally, I conclude with some reflections on the "daughter track" as a law and religion issue and how law, in particular, might better support women in being not only "dutiful daughters," but "graceful pillars," in the care of their elders. |
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ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2016.15 |