Preventing the Exploitation of Activists' Care
Care exploitation is a pervasive yet undertheorized injustice that emerges in both our interpersonal and structural relationships. Among those that are particularly vulnerable to this injustice are activists, those invested in bringing about positive change precisely because of how deeply they care...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2024
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Año: 2024, Volumen: 27, Número: 2, Páginas: 253-267 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | NBE Antropología NCA Ética NCC Ética social NCD Ética política VA Filosofía ZC Política general |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Activism
B Iris Marion Young B Solidarity B Care B Exploitation |
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| Sumario: | Care exploitation is a pervasive yet undertheorized injustice that emerges in both our interpersonal and structural relationships. Among those that are particularly vulnerable to this injustice are activists, those invested in bringing about positive change precisely because of how deeply they care about a given cause. Care exploitation occurs when an individual with caring attitudes is called to aid in the flourishing of a subject (e.g., LGBTQ + rights, anti-racism, conservation) by another that presumes they will answer said call simply because they care. In this work I offer an account of what it takes to prevent care exploitation in the narrow context of activism. Drawing on the work of Iris Marion Young, I argue that we have a political responsibility to (at the very least) adopt a stance of solidarity with activists by virtue of our structural relationships with them. This demands two things of us: (i) being sensitive to activists' well-being and (ii) supporting their capacity for self-authorship. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-024-10435-2 |