Cultivating Moral Epiphanies Trough CareMaurice Hamington

How do we move beyond the familiar to make moral progress and see ethical values afresh? Moral positions can be challenging to move on from, whether because of tradition, supporting social narratives, or a failure of imagination. Epiphanies represent moments of insight that can be a source of moral progress. This presentation explores the nature of moral epiphanies, an understanding of embodied care as a process morality, and how care can catalyze moral epiphanies. The abiding case study for this analysis is the American situation comedy television show Will & Grace.

Maurice Hamington is Professor of Philosophy and Affiliate Faculty of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Portland State University. He writes about the theory and application of feminist care ethics with a particular interest in embodiment, performance, and aesthetics. His latest book, Revolutionary Care: Commitment and Ethos (Routledge 2024), argues that we need a care revolution right now, and you can participate. He is the author of Embodied Care (2004) and co-author of Care Ethics and Poetry (2019) with Ce Rosenow. Hamington edited or co-edited Feminism and Hospitality: Care Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Traditions (2022), Care Ethics in the Age of Precarity (2021), Care Ethics and Political Theory (2015), Applying Care Ethics to Business (2011), Socializing Care (2006), and Gender in the Host/Guest Relationship (2010). mhamington.com 



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