Toward an Ethics of Respons-ability

Starting from Martha C. Nussbaum’s reflections on the empathic power of fiction and Serenella Iovino’s advocacy for a new humanistic approach in the practice of the humanities, this article articulates the notion of what I term “ethics of respons-ability” in literary reading. My proposal is exemplif...

The International Journal of Diverse Identities

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