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In front of an audience author and journalist Madeleine Bunting untangles the many definitions of 'care' we may encounter over the course of a life.

Author and journalist Madeleine Bunting concludes her series of reflections on the nature of care in the 21st century - recorded in front of an audience at the British Academy. What is it to provide care for another human being? And how as a society do we organize and reward those who care? Madeleine argues strongly for the kind of care that encompasses practical action, compassion, thought, and a set of emotional responses.

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Fri 18 Mar 2016 22:45

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