Care and attention. Reflections on the ethic of care
Selma Sevenhuijsen
In the ethic of care, attention has received a prominent place. Joan Tronto built her theory of care on the statement that «to be a morally good person requires, amongst others, to meet the demands of caring that present themselves in his or her life». In this approach attention belongs to the first phase of care, it is the value and the attitude that initiates the caring process. In what follows Selma Sevenhuijsen tries to substantiate the notion of attention, starting from her earlier proposals that both care and attention are inherently normative concepts, embedded in caring practices.
DOI
10.14605/LS03