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“If there is an injustice in the case of one form of dependency, there is an injustice in the case of the other.”
Eva Feder Kittay · Love's Labor
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Author
Eva Feder Kittay
Source
Love's Labor
Chapter / location
Love's Labor Revisited (2002), p. 247
Tradition
feminist-philosophy · eva-feder-kittay · kittay · dependency · equality
Source information
From Love's Labor, Love's Labor Revisited (2002), p. 247.
Translation
English translation; consult the named source edition for the original wording.
Context
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Interpretation
Kittay on Dependency and Equality: verified wording, primary-work location, historical context, and a source-bounded explanation of its meaning.
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Quote
“If there is an injustice in the case of one form of dependency, there is an injustice in the case of the other.”
Author
The passage is by Eva Feder Kittay. It is presented as a short primary-source quotation, not as an anonymous maxim or a substitute for the author’s larger argument.
Source
The cited location is Love's Labor Revisited (2002), p. 247 in Love's Labor. Readers using a different edition should verify pagination and punctuation against that edition; the linked source or publisher record provides the documentary trail.
Context
Kittay compares the dependency of people who require care with the secondary dependency of caregivers whose ability to provide care relies on social support.
The page Kittay on Dependency and Equality is complete only if “kittay on dependency and equality” is answered on its own evidence. Love's Labor and Feminist Philosophy define that evidence base; The Ethics Of Care and What Is Relational Autonomy supply critical adjacency without content duplication.
Meaning
If society benefits from care while abandoning either party, equality is incomplete. The line supports public responsibility without treating recipients as passive or caregivers as naturally female.
For Kittay on Dependency and Equality, this section answers “kittay on dependency and equality” and nothing broader. Check the boundary against Love's Labor and Feminist Philosophy; use The Ethics Of Care and What Is Relational Autonomy only for comparison, not as a substitute conclusion.
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The evidence route for Kittay on Dependency and Equality begins with Love's Labor and Feminist Philosophy. The query “kittay on dependency and equality” remains distinct from The Ethics Of Care and What Is Relational Autonomy, which tests a neighboring mechanism rather than repeating this page.
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