Etica della cura e vulnerabilità degli individui

The article analyses the care ethics in relation to the Carol Gilligan proposal, putting in connection it with the category of vulnerability as proposed by the Feminist Theory. This approach is explored also in relation to the criticism addressed to the traditional reflections on justice, structured along an idea of individuals as abstract, rational and incorporeal subjects. From this perspectives, it comes out that the dimension of care, about which the article underlines some critical aspects, should be revalued as an intersubjective practice, related to the concrete needs and able to shape an individualism more capable to grasp the multiple aspects of social realm. [Publisher's text].