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Dependency Care in a Politically Liberal Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2023

Elizabeth Edenberg
Elizabeth Edenberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Baruch College, The City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Corresponding author. E-mail: elizabeth.edenberg@baruch.cuny.edu
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Abstract

Caregiving is crucial for any society; however, it often goes unnoticed and unanalyzed within theories of justice. Asha Bhandary's theory of liberal dependency care seeks to both rectify the invisibility of care and defend principles of justice for caregiving arrangements by arguing for several important modifications to John Rawls's theory of justice. In this article, I analyze Bhandary's modifications to Rawls's theory to consider how well liberal dependency care fits into a broader political liberal framework, while still securing protection against oppression. I also evaluate the permissibility and limits of teaching children autonomy and caregiving skills in a politically liberal society.

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Résumé

Les soins sont cruciaux pour toute société ; cependant, les théories de la justice les ignorent souvent dans leur analyse. La théorie d'Asha Bhandary sur la prise en charge libérale de la dépendance cherche autant à rectifier l'invisibilité des soins qu’à défendre les principes de justice concernant les modalités de soins en revendiquant plusieurs modifications importantes à la théorie de la justice de John Rawls. Dans cet article, j'analyse les modifications de Bhandary à la théorie de Rawls pour examiner comment la prise en charge libérale de la dépendance s'intègre dans un cadre politique libéral plus large, tout en protégeant contre l'oppression. J’évalue également la licéité et les limites de l'enseignement de l'autonomie et des habiletés de soins aux enfants dans une société politiquement libérale.

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caredependencyjusticelegitimacyliberalismpolitical liberalismRawls
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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , August 2023 , pp. 231 - 245
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Canadian Philosophical Association / Publié par Cambridge University Press au nom de l’Association canadienne de philosophie.

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