Etikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics | |
Kinship and intimacy | |
Hugh LaFollette1  | |
[1] PhilosophyUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg; | |
关键词: kinship; family; siblings; intimacy; personal relationships; love; | |
DOI : 10.5324/eip.v11i1.2244 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
We think about personal relationships in two distinct ways. The first focuses on relationships between blood relatives: parents and their children, siblings, and perhaps first cousins. The second focuses on intimacy: relationships where each individual is honest to and trusting of the other; each cares for the other and seeks the other’s company. In this article I ask how these two conceptions are, can be, or should be linked. Should we strive to make all relationships with kin intimate? Even if the answer is a qualified “No,” does that mean relationships with kin are not valuable? I offer some tentative answers to these questions. Despite its limitations, I hope this provides a framework from which future exploration of these issues might profitably begin.
【 授权许可】
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