The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation

By Sarah Clark Miller

Book Overview

The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation explores the philosophical significance of human vulnerability and interdependence for moral responsibility. Drawing on Kantian and feminist ethics, the book advances a normative analysis of the concept of need that reveals an obligation to meet others' needs in a manner that promotes their agency and dignity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415754429
• ISBN13: 9780415754422
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"