The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation - Paperback

by Sarah Clark Miller (Author)

The Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation explores the philosophical significance of human vulnerability and interdependence for moral responsibility. Drawing on Kantian and feminist ethics, the book advances a normative analysis of the concept of need that reveals an obligation to meet others' needs in a manner that promotes their agency and dignity.

Author Biography

Sarah Clark Miller is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director of the Rock Ethics Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. She has published articles on ethical theory, social and political philosophy, and applied ethics in journals such as Social Theory and Practice and the Journal of Social Philosophy. She is currently completing a book on global responsibility.