The Philosophy of Care

In: Phänomenologische Erziehungswissenschaft Ser. v.11

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- 1: Ontological Reasons for Care -- The Primacy of Care: Some Points for Reflection -- Being-There While Lacking Being -- The Directionality of Care -- Preserving Vital Strength -- Care that Makes Being Flourish -- Care that Heals the Injuries of Being-There -- The Thoughtfulness of Being-There -- Relationality as Primary Ontological Data -- Being Alone with the Other/the Solitude of Being-With -- The Neediness of the Other -- The Conditionsnees of Being-There -- Vulnerability -- Fragility -- Ontological Weakness -- The Paradigmatic Horizon -- Bibliography -- 2: The Essence of Good Care -- Questions of Method -- In Search of the General Essence -- The Essence of Concreteness -- Seeds of Method -- The General-Formal Essence of Care -- Epistemological Boundaries -- The Essential Quality -- Where Care Takes Place -- Temporal Duration -- The Generative Matrix -- The Object of Care -- The Intention Guiding Life -- The Ethical Core of the Work of Care -- The Primary Issue -- Sticking to the Question -- Where the Issue Is the Good -- Aside -- Bibliography -- 3: The Ethical Core of Care -- In the Heart of Care -- Feeling Responsibility for the Other -- At the Origin of the Sense of Responsibility -- Understanding the Quality of Being-There of Another -- Feeling Touched by the Other -- Obeying Reality -- Being Obligated -- A Simple and Essential Thought -- Feeling Reality -- Acting with Generosity -- The Act of Giving -- Without Expectations -- An Extraordinary Ordinary Life -- The Vital Necessity of Giving -- Approaching the Other with Respect -- A Kindergarten Teacher's Account: -- The Essence of Respect -- In Word and in Deed -- The Roots of Respect -- Being Brave -- Bibliography -- 4: The Concrete Aspects of the Essence of Care -- Paying Attention -- Keeping One's Eyes on Reality -- Loyalty -- Listening -- Being-There with Words.