For thirty or so years in Anglo-Saxon countries, and more recently in France, the ethics of care[1] (a Human and Social Sciences school of thought) has criticised the idea borne by progressive thinking since the Age of Enlightenment of an autonomous rational being existing within itself (the modern, Cartesian, western subject)[2]. Continue reading “Care and Disability” European Journal of Disability Research →

On 29 and 30 November 2011 a working conference was held at Tilburg University where care ethicists from various European countries gathered, introduced themselves to each other and exchanged plans for future collaboration. Continue reading Working conference 2011 →

In France several scholars are very active in developing the ethics of care into a full fledged political ethics. Continue reading Political ethics in France →

There is no singular European view on the ethics of care, as there are too many differences between views and the development(s) with regard to care ethics varies greatly among countries. Even the question what ‘care’ actually means, does not appear to have  a straightforward answer. Continue reading Working conference Ethics of Care, 1-3 November 2012; a brief report of the proceedings →