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- Caring, Empathy, and the Commons
- Caring, Empathy, and the Commons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Constructing a Relational Theory of Collective Action
- 3 Further Justifications of the Relational Theory
- 4 Connectedness and Pro-Social/Pro-Environmental Behavior
- 5 Illustrations
- 6 Institutional Considerations
- 7 Prospects of Relationality
- References
- Index
3 - Further Justifications of the Relational Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2023
- Caring, Empathy, and the Commons
- Caring, Empathy, and the Commons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Constructing a Relational Theory of Collective Action
- 3 Further Justifications of the Relational Theory
- 4 Connectedness and Pro-Social/Pro-Environmental Behavior
- 5 Illustrations
- 6 Institutional Considerations
- 7 Prospects of Relationality
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, a more sociological and qualitative conceptualization of relationality is provided. As with the Little Prince and the fox, building relationships require recognizing and subsequent care for the other, who becomes a special individual and not just one-of-many. The origins of the relational framework is traced to early writings from the phenomenologists and subsequent work by theorists of the ethical framework of care.
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- Caring, Empathy, and the CommonsA Relational Theory of Collective Action, pp. 39 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023