Obrona „życia”
Defending “Life”
Ecology, Human Rights, and “Pro-Life” Movements
Author(s): Marta Zimniak-HałajkoSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Metaphysics, Sociology, Studies in violence and power, Political Ecology, Sociology of Culture, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydział Socjologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: pro-life; defence of life; abortion; refugees; ecology; mourning; care
Summary/Abstract: In this article, I will discuss discourses on defending “life” as a value that does not require justification and must be unconditionally protected. Using material collected during research on Polish public discourses and social movements (anti-abortion, environmental, and human rights movements), I reflect on how a life worth protecting is defined in individual cases, along with the conditions and tools connected with this protection. In my analysis, I refer to the concept of “fragile life,” relational ontologies, the ethics of care, and other ideas.
Journal: Stan Rzeczy
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 171-196
- Page Count: 26
- Language: Polish