Abstract
Caring relationships and material caregiving are politically significant goods that should be distributed according to principles of justice. I argue that, within Rawlsian liberalism, care should be considered a primary good and propose a third principle of justice requiring access to the social and legal supports of caring relationships. I examine what social and legal institutions supporting care might require, with particular attention to allowing the infirm elderly and persons with disabilities access to caring relationships. I propose the formation of a Care Corps, providing access to caring relationships for elderly and housebound citizens. If universally required and compensated, the Care Corps could address two other injustices related to care: the unjust distribution of caring labor between men and women and the relatively low status of caring work.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 132-151 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Politics, Philosophy and Economics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Kittay
- Rawls
- care
- disability
- distributive justice
- elder care
- family
- feminism
- old age
- primary goods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics