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Virginia Held 

WHY? Episode 37 - "Should government care about you?" with guest Virginia Held

From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Length: 54:00

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Does the government have the responsibility to care about its citizens? Does it have an obligation to think of each of us as people, as individuals, and not just as interchangeable? Join WHY? as we talk with influential and ground-breaking philosopher Virginia Held about the ethics of care and how her approach change the way we think about the government, the law, and justice itself. Read the full description.

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Virginia Held is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books, including The Ethics of Care, and How Terrorism is Wrong: Morality and Political Violence.

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Virginia Held is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books, including The Ethics of Care, and How Terrorism is Wrong: Morality and Political Violence.

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