14 6 Individualism and Capitalism: From Personalized Salvation to Human Capitals Individualism in Historical Context Individualism in Europe Individualism within the European Christian Tradition The Individual as Human Capital Capital’s mobile individual The Political Imaginary of Homo Economicus in Education Care-Free and Technologically Assisted The Independent Citizen The Care Contradictions of Capitalism Conclusion Notes
15 7 Care-Harming Ideologies of Capitalism: Competition, Measurement and Meritocratic Myths Ideology Comparing and Ordering Competition Judgement and harm Competition: the moral and psychic impact Numbering enabling competition Metrics Undermining Care, an Immeasurable Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy Creating a culture of arrogance and blame Conclusion Notes
16 Part III Violence – the Nemesis of Care
17 8 The Violation of Non-Human Animals Violation The Anthropocentrism of Language Care of Non-Human Animals and Social Justice Distributive Justice, Missing Animals Ethicists, Welfarists and Animal Rights Moral Indifference to Violence against Non-Human Animals Guilt Capitalism and the Abuse of Animals Conclusion: Learning Not to Care for Non-Human Animals Notes
18 9 Violence and Capitalism Violence, Care and the Separation of Spheres Forms of Violence Violating the Impoverished Capitalism and Violence The Violence of Allowing People to Die The State and Violence Capitalism Building on Other Injustices: Race and Violence Capitalism and Gender-Based Violence Sex industry violence Conclusion Notes
20 10 Resisting Intellectually, Politically, Culturally and Educationally The Contradictions of Care and Capitalism Capitalism’s Internal Contradictions Resisting Capitalism Affective Relational Resistances and Refusals Education and Resistance to Capitalism Notes
21 Postscript: Care Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic Privileged Ignorance Touch, Presence and the Limits of Technology Death in Care Homes: Questions on the Corporatization of Care