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Against loneliness we unite: A solidarity-based account of loneliness
1Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
Loneliness is ubiquitous and is bad for our health, making it a bioethical concern. It is perhaps true now more than ever before. Recent publications in bioethics have discussed loneliness in the context of responsibility, solidarity, and autonomy, especially relational autonomy. In this paper, I elaborate on the relation between solidarity and loneliness, proposing an account of loneliness as lack of solidarity. Some cases of loneliness, I argue, may be defined and explained by not having someone to identify with you in some relevant aspect or without someone to assist you. I specifically use the work of George Orwell to make my case.
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