Abstract

This philosophical study explores the relationship between bodies and care, focusing on the dimension of materiality that permeates these interactions. The proposed analysis centers on two types of actions—touching and speaking—which are interpreted here as dimensions of care that manifest primarily on a physical level, generating a series of effects and consequences that will be examined through the theoretical framework of performativity. This research combines paradigms drawn from ethics, philosophy of language, phenomenology, and poststructuralism to articulate the central axes of the reflection.