"The Philosophy of Care": Todd May in conversation with Joan Tronto

Caring has many different objects and comes in many different forms. But what is it, and why does it matter? As Todd May argues in his new book, "Care: Reflections on Who We Are", caring is in large part what makes each of us what we are as individuals. In a significant way, it defines and reveals each of us.
In conversation with Joan Tronto, one of the pioneers of care ethics, May addresses the difficulties between understanding care as a reflective attitude and as an emotion, between care and love, between caring for humans and for non-human animals, between self-care and concern for others, and between care and vulnerability. Along the way, Joan Tronto explores the similarities and divergences between May’s account and the model of care ethics she has introduced in seminal texts like "Moral Boundaries".
Todd May teaches philosophy at Warren Wilson College and is the author of 16 books. He was recently philosophical advisor to the hit series The Good Place. His new book, "Care: Reflections on Who We Are", is published by Agenda.
Website: www.toddmayphilosopher.com
New book: www.agendapub.com/page/detail...
Joan Tronto is professor emerita of political science at the University of Minnesota and at Hunter College and the Graduate School at the City University of New York. Tronto works in feminist political theory, women in politics and issues of diversity. She is the author of numerous books, including "Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care" (1993) and "Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice" (2013).
Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Tr...

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We don’t “decide” to care.