Starting at Home: Caring and Social Policy

by Nel Noddings

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Nel Noddings, one of the central figures in the contemporary discussion of ethics and moral education, argues that caring--a way of life learned at home--can be extended into a theory that guides social policy. Tackling issues such as capital punishment, drug treatment, homelessness, mental illness, and abortion, Noddings inverts traditional philosophical priorities to show how an ethic of care can have profound and compelling implications for social...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520230264

ISBN13:9780520230262

Release Date:January 2002

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:349 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Education Education & Reference Ethics Ethics & Morality Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Public Policy Social Policy

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