The ethics of care
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780195180992 |
| Open Library | OL16074690W |
| Total publications | 11 |
| Coverage period | 2005 - 2005 |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 176 |
| h-index | 1 |
| i10-index | 1 |
The author assesses the ethics of care as a promising alternative to the familiar moral theories that serve so inadequately to guide our lives. Held examines what we mean by care and focuses on caring relationships. She also looks at the potential of care for dealing with social issues and global problems.
Justice, Utility, and Care
Care is often contrasted with justice. Historically, care, women, and the household have been devalued and considered irrelevant to morality compared to men’s activities in public life. Kantian moral theory and utilitarianism differ significantly, but both are theories of justice thought suitable for public life, emphasizing impartiality, rationality, universal principles, equality, and rights. This chapter contrasts the ethics of care with such …
Civil Society, Rights, and the Presumption of Care
This chapter shows how respecting the rights recognized as important presupposes that persons are sufficiently interconnected to care whether rights are respected. Community and shared identity are considered. The chapter considers how civil society can be understood in terms of caring relations, and explores what a caring society might be like.
The Ethics of Care as Moral Theory
The ethics of care is a distinct moral theory, not merely a concern that can be added on to or included within the most influential moral theories such as Kantian morality, utilitarianism, or virtue ethics. The ethics of care arose out of feminists’ appreciation of the importance of care and caring labor. As a fully normative theory, it has developed far beyond its earliest formulations in the work of Sara Ruddick, Carol Gilligan, and Nel Nodding…
Caring Relations and Principles of Justice
This chapter continues the discussion on universalizability in moral theory. It defends the ethics of care against the presumed requirement of dominant moral theories that universal principles of impartiality and reason must always be accorded priority over partial attachments. It defends the ethics of care against feminist critiques that hold that it attends insufficiently to equality for women. It suggests that the model of morality based on im…
Care and Justice in the Global Context
This chapter examines various assumptions made in thinking about international relations, and various effects of globalization in political economy. It explores the implications of the ethics of care for relations between states, and for the possibilities of global civil society. It suggests how the ethics of care offers promise beyond that found in theories of justice.
Care as Practice and Value
This chapter argues that for the ethics of care, “care” is defined as various practices that take place and various values by which to evaluate actual practices. As there are theories of justice to evaluate practices of justice, an ethics of care is needed to evaluate caring practices. The practice of taking care of children or those dependent in other ways or with special needs involves work, and should be done with appropriate motives and shoul…
Power, Care, and the Reach of Law
Feminist critiques and reformulations of rights are examined. Arguments are made for limiting the reach of law and legalistic thinking, rather than imagining that law is the suitable model for all thinking about morality. The chapter explains how the ethics of care has the resources for dealing with power and violence, and should not be built on idealized images of family peace and harmony.
Care and the Extension of Markets
This chapter examines the implications of the ethics of care for political and social issues. It addresses the question of whether corporate and market ways of conducting a range of activities should be expanded through privatization and commercialization, or limited. Childcare, healthcare, education, and cultural activities are considered. The chapter shows how dominant moral theories lack the resources to deal with this question, and how the et…
The Caring Person
In traditional virtue ethics, attention has not been paid to caring as one of the virtues. This chapter argues that although it is virtuous to be caring, the caring person not only has the right motive or disposition, but also participates adeptly in activities of care and in cultivating caring relations. Caring relations require responsiveness to need, sensitivity, empathy, and trust. It is characteristic of the ethics of care to see persons as …
Liberalism and the Ethics of Care
This chapter contrasts the assumptions and implications of the ethics of care with those of traditional liberal individualism, and defends the ethics of care against liberal critiques. It examines the deficiencies of liberalism as a comprehensive morality. It argues for caring relations between fellow human beings as the wider network within which we can agree to treat persons as if they were liberal individuals for the limited purposes of legal …
The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global
The book presents the ethics of care as a promising alternative to more familiar moral theories. The ethics of care is only a few decades old, yet it has become a distinct moral theory or normative approach, relevant to global and political matters as well as to the personal relations that can most clearly exemplify care. The book examines the central ideas, characteristics, and potential importance of the ethics of care. It discusses the feminis…
The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global
The book presents the ethics of care as a promising alternative to more familiar moral theories. The ethics of care is only a few decades old, yet it has become a distinct moral theory or normative approach, relevant to global and political matters as well as to the personal relations that can most clearly exemplify care. The book examines the central ideas, characteristics, and potential importance of the ethics of care. It discusses the feminis…
Justice, Utility, and Care
Care is often contrasted with justice. Historically, care, women, and the household have been devalued and considered irrelevant to morality compared to men’s activities in public life. Kantian moral theory and utilitarianism differ significantly, but both are theories of justice thought suitable for public life, emphasizing impartiality, rationality, universal principles, equality, and rights. This chapter contrasts the ethics of care with such …
Civil Society, Rights, and the Presumption of Care
This chapter shows how respecting the rights recognized as important presupposes that persons are sufficiently interconnected to care whether rights are respected. Community and shared identity are considered. The chapter considers how civil society can be understood in terms of caring relations, and explores what a caring society might be like.
The Ethics of Care as Moral Theory
The ethics of care is a distinct moral theory, not merely a concern that can be added on to or included within the most influential moral theories such as Kantian morality, utilitarianism, or virtue ethics. The ethics of care arose out of feminists’ appreciation of the importance of care and caring labor. As a fully normative theory, it has developed far beyond its earliest formulations in the work of Sara Ruddick, Carol Gilligan, and Nel Nodding…
Caring Relations and Principles of Justice
This chapter continues the discussion on universalizability in moral theory. It defends the ethics of care against the presumed requirement of dominant moral theories that universal principles of impartiality and reason must always be accorded priority over partial attachments. It defends the ethics of care against feminist critiques that hold that it attends insufficiently to equality for women. It suggests that the model of morality based on im…
Care and Justice in the Global Context
This chapter examines various assumptions made in thinking about international relations, and various effects of globalization in political economy. It explores the implications of the ethics of care for relations between states, and for the possibilities of global civil society. It suggests how the ethics of care offers promise beyond that found in theories of justice.
Care as Practice and Value
This chapter argues that for the ethics of care, “care” is defined as various practices that take place and various values by which to evaluate actual practices. As there are theories of justice to evaluate practices of justice, an ethics of care is needed to evaluate caring practices. The practice of taking care of children or those dependent in other ways or with special needs involves work, and should be done with appropriate motives and shoul…
Power, Care, and the Reach of Law
Feminist critiques and reformulations of rights are examined. Arguments are made for limiting the reach of law and legalistic thinking, rather than imagining that law is the suitable model for all thinking about morality. The chapter explains how the ethics of care has the resources for dealing with power and violence, and should not be built on idealized images of family peace and harmony.
Care and the Extension of Markets
This chapter examines the implications of the ethics of care for political and social issues. It addresses the question of whether corporate and market ways of conducting a range of activities should be expanded through privatization and commercialization, or limited. Childcare, healthcare, education, and cultural activities are considered. The chapter shows how dominant moral theories lack the resources to deal with this question, and how the et…
The Caring Person
In traditional virtue ethics, attention has not been paid to caring as one of the virtues. This chapter argues that although it is virtuous to be caring, the caring person not only has the right motive or disposition, but also participates adeptly in activities of care and in cultivating caring relations. Caring relations require responsiveness to need, sensitivity, empathy, and trust. It is characteristic of the ethics of care to see persons as …
Liberalism and the Ethics of Care
This chapter contrasts the assumptions and implications of the ethics of care with those of traditional liberal individualism, and defends the ethics of care against liberal critiques. It examines the deficiencies of liberalism as a comprehensive morality. It argues for caring relations between fellow human beings as the wider network within which we can agree to treat persons as if they were liberal individuals for the limited purposes of legal …
The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global
The book presents the ethics of care as a promising alternative to more familiar moral theories. The ethics of care is only a few decades old, yet it has become a distinct moral theory or normative approach, relevant to global and political matters as well as to the personal relations that can most clearly exemplify care. The book examines the central ideas, characteristics, and potential importance of the ethics of care. It discusses the feminis…