Vulnerability Theory and the Trinity Lectures: Institutionalizing the Individual

Martha Albertson Fineman

doi:10.46692/9781529242867

Vulnerability Theory and the Trinity Lectures

Institutionalizing the Individual

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Martha Albertson Fineman, Emory University, Atlanta

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: September 2025
Print publication year:: 2025
Online ISBN:: 9781529242867
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529242867

Subjects:: Sociology: General Interest, Law, Sociology, Jurisprudence

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Vulnerability theory shows that we all depend on each other, so laws should focus on shared responsibility, not just individual independence. Based on lectures at Trinity College Dublin, this book offers a fresh, insightful analysis and urges a shift in law and policy towards collective care.

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Institutionalizing the Individual

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

Series Editor’s Preface
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-9

One - Feminist Origins of Vulnerability Theory
pp 10-30

Two - Lecture 1 – Reasoning From the Body
pp 31-52

Three - Lecture 2 – Social Justice
pp 53-71

Four - Lecture 3 – Injury
pp 72-89

Five - Lecture 4 – Inevitable Inequality
pp 90-105

Six - Institutionalizing the Individual
pp 106-120

Bibliography
pp 121-126

Index
pp 127-131

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