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Declaring dependence: In the course of human life
Dependence has a bad reputation. Maybe it is inherently bad to have to depend on others; dependence makes us vulnerable. Yet, hasn’t mutual dependence allowed humanity to flourish–given us an evolutionary advantage? Isn’t the imperative to care for one another part of a cross-culturally sanctioned social contract? The notion that children and the sick or […]