Altruism Beyond Time

Care Ethics for Future Generations

Abstract

This article supports the thesis that intergenerational moral relationships need to be reconceived and re-modelled under the framework of care. Hence, it will defend that the Ethics of Care can provide a contextual and narrative approach to intergenerational moral theories, not only because it focuses on cultivating and applying emotions like empathy and compassion, but also because it encourages the creation of distinctive altruistic dispositions towards others, not necessarily limited to cases of space or time closeness.