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Law, Vulnerability, and the Responsive State: Beyond Equality and Liberty
This book considers how vulnerability theory provides the basis for a reconceptualization of the liberal ideas of autonomy, equality, and freedom.
Author(s) | Edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Laura Spitz. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 274 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 9 Oct 2023 |
Availability | POD |
This book considers how vulnerability theory provides the basis for a reconceptualization of the liberal ideas of autonomy, equality, and freedom.
List of Contributors Introduction: Understanding Vulnerability Martha Albertson Fineman I. The Fallacy and Foibles of Vulnerability as Particular II. Vulnerability Theory A. Reasoning From the Body B. Embedded-The Necessity of Socia
Martha Albertson Fineman is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and the Founding Director of The Vulnerability and Human Condition Initiative at Emory University, Georgia, USA. Laura Spitz is Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Professor of Law at S