The Ethics of Care in Times of Social and Moral Upheaval

Utopia or Reality?

Edited By: Marco Ettore Grasso

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Taking care means tending to our loved ones, ourselves, and the world. But in times of crisis, emergency scenarios and frenetic social changes strain our motivation to care. Do these challenges have the power to undo our sensitivities to caring for someone or something else?

This collection of essays highlights the topic of the ethics of care in times when it is difficult for human beings to ensure survival for…

This collection of essays highlights the topic of the ethics of care in times when it is difficult for human beings to ensure survival for themselves. “Taking care” is an expression that could refer to the most varied situations of social life: taking care of one’s loved ones, taking care of oneself, taking care of the environment in which we live, taking care of life itself and every nuance, as well as taking care of those you meet along the way.

The emergency scenarios and the frenetic social changes that are before us put a strain on our motivation to take care, and cause us to turn our attention to solving everyday problems. However, do these scenarios and changes have the power to undo the various sensitivities regarding caring for someone or something else? The content of taking care concerns different ways of thinking, such as critical thinking.

Marco Ettore Grasso (PhD in Philosophy of Law) is currently researching the subjects of theoretical philosophy and the philosophy of sustainable development at the University of Macerata’s Department of Humanities, Italy. He is the author of numerous publications, including some books on resilience and sustainability ethics, such as The Ontological Maze. Ethics, Dignity, and the Critical Essences of Identity and Sustainability (2024); From the Emergency Crisis to Resilient and Transfigurative Ethics (2022); Resilience and Sustainability in Law: Theoretical and Critical Approaches (2021); Lineamenti di Etica e Diritto della Sostenibilità (2015); and Il Mutamento Climatico e il Diritto alla Salute (2012).

Marco Ettore Grasso, Luca Vanzago, Michael Slote, Anil Singh Matoo, Ponn P. Mahayosnand, Fabienne Brugere, Markus Krienke