Caring futures: rethinking technology and care ethics.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramvi, Ellen, editor.

Gjerstad, Brita, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Medical technology--Ethics.

Medical technology.

Genre:

Anthologies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Norway: Scandinavian University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This anthology results from the research project “Caring Futures”, which emerged from the knowledge deficit concerning care ethical aspects of technologies. The team of authors is interdisciplinary, and the anthology’s contribution lies in the fact that it presents theoretically and methodologically distinct lenses on a common problem: the care ethical challenges arising from the increasing introduction of technology into human care. Different perspectives shed light on how care, technology, and knowledge production are entangled and enacted in everyday practices, exposing various relationalities and power dynamics. Set against the backdrop of the Norwegian welfare state, the chapters in this anthology explore fundamental questions about what care and humanity are and can be, and how future care will be exercised (with whom and what, and for whom). The aim is to move beyond a dichotomous understanding of technology and care and instead bridge the gap between the two to contribute to sound healthcare services. The hope is that this anthology will raise awareness of the importance of care ethical reflections. The ethics of care for technology-mediated practices is an ongoing way of thinking and acting in relationships and must be encouraged, supported, and developed not only in healthcare services but throughout society as a whole to materialize in a caring future.

Contents:

Introduction

Care is not a Product. Care Ethics and Technology – Are They Compatible?

How do Midwives Experience the Influence of Technology on Their Care Practice?

Ethical Framing Among Technologists. How Do They Justify Their Technological Optimism?

“I Wouldn’t Give Up That Pump”: Insights into the Lifeworld of Persons with Parkinson’s Disease Living with Pump Therapy

Imagining Care Technology

“What will take care of me?” Imaginaries of Robots that Care

Curating the Caring Futures Art Exhibition: Making Meaning in the Meeting Between Art and Research

Afterword: Care, Ethics, and Technologies: A Happy Future?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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ISBN:

9788215071398