Philosophy / Unit 7 Philosophy 0302 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Ethics of Care
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The idea
The ethics of care: moral life centers on relationships—attentiveness, responsiveness, and responsibility to particular others—rather than impartial rules.
In practice
A parent tending a sick child follows no universal formula—and is not failing ethics.
Where people slip
Born of feminist critique of impartialist theories—partiality here is a defended feature, not a confessed bias.
Your place on the trail
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