Virginia Held on Non-Contractual Society

[kingmj]

What she's describing is explicitly a Creator/Creation relationship, which doesn't translate to much else, and that's probably why you didn't list any real use-cases. Trying to psych ourselves into seeing others as our mother or as our child is something that religions/spiritual traditions have attempted in the past, but I see no real compelling evidence to suggest that there's any meaningful benefit in it.

I maintain that the other humans are our equals. And knowing that truth is enough on its own. Though perhaps Held's perspective might serve better when applied to our stewardship of non-human organisms.