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The ethics of care is a normative ethical theory; that is, a theory about what makes actions right or wrong. It is one of a cluster of normative ethical theories that were developed by feminists in the second half of the twentieth century. While consequentialist and deontological ethical theories emphasize universal standards and impartiality, ethics of care emphasize the importance of relationships. The basis of the theory is the recognition of: 1. The interdependence of all individuals for achieving their interests 2. The belief that those particularly vulnerable to our choices and their outcomes deserve extra consideration to be measured according to i) the level of their vulnerability to one's choices ii) the level of their affectedness by one's choices and no one else's 3. The necessity of attending to the contextual details of the situation in order to safeguard and promote the actual specific interests of those involved Historical backgroundKohlberg's Stages of Moral DevelopmentStage Goal Pre-conventional Goal is individual survival conventional Self sacrifice is goodness Post-conventional Principle of nonviolence: do not hurt others or selfComparing ethics of care with traditional ethical positionsEthics of care contrasts with more well-known ethical views, such as utilitarianism and deontology or Kantian ethics. This sort of outlook is what feminist critics call a 'justice view' of morality. A morality of care rests on the understanding of relationships as a response to another in their terms. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  industry.bnet.com Ken Terry Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:10:21 GM There's already a presence of this at hospitals now but it will grow and become another 800# gorilla as the balance between cost, . ethics. and quality of . care. all pull at each others boundaries. ...  womensstudies.lcp2008.org Admin Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:12:21 GM This compact anthology traces the exploration of the relationship between the ideals of justice and . care. -a discussion at the core of contemporary feminist . ethics. . In addition to compiling the most influential previously published work, ...  med.wisc.edu unknown Wed, 12 May 2010 17:00:00 GM Several experts came to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison recently for an open discussion of rationing at a symposium titled. From Google Blog Search: "Ethics of care"  med.howard.edu 342px x 512px | 3.80kB [source page] slide0015 image007 gif 24 Oct 2001 07 57 178 slide0015 htm 24 Oct 2001 07 57 9 2K slide0014 image006 gif 24 Oct 2001 07 57 3 8K slide0014 htm 24 Oct 2001 07 57 15K  pbs.org 480px x 720px | 41.50kB [source page] Kathleen Norris kathleen norris author and Poet It s an ancient word that basically means the inability to care even to the extent that you can t care that you don t care anymore From Yahoo Image Search: "Ethics of care" Why do organizations representing health care practitioners develop and maintain codes of ethics? Q. They never seems to follow them Asked by taitai - Sat May 3 17:49:58 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. because without it most people needing their services would go elsewhere. its like if a food service doesn't require safe food preparation, would you eat there? Answered by Queendee - Sat May 3 18:02:51 2008 How and in what way does Aristotle's ethical view constitute an expression of Virtue Ethics? Q. How and in what way does Aristotle's ethical view constitute an expression of Virtue Ethics? What is the relationship, if any, between Virtue Ethics and the Ethics of Care? Asked by sharfsharf - Tue Aug 8 21:00:34 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. This is a huge question, but here's a quick and dirty answer: 1) Virtue Ethics, put simply, is any system of ethics that focuses primarily on evaluations of the character traits of persons committing acts, rather than on evaluations of the acts themselves. Aristotle's moral theory focused on the importance of developing the right character traits, understood as means between extreme vices (his theory of means), and so falls under the heading of Virtue Ethics. 2) Ethics of Care, I would argue, should fall under the heading of Virtue Ethics (though some whose work falls within the range of care ethics, such as Phillipa Foot, reject the lable "virtue ethics"). Care ethicists, like all Virtue Ethicists, focus on evaluating the character… [cont.] Answered by ChaosPet - Tue Aug 8 21:14:20 2006 code of ethics in age care?
Q. can someone tell me what decisions you might have to take working with the elderly? how do you ensure the decision is acceptable in the organstion's philosophy and values? Asked by Arghhh!!! - Mon Jul 30 21:38:45 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You might find this partly answers your question. A number of years ago the following poem was reportedly among the few possessions found in the locker of a psychiatric geriatric patient following her death at Prestwich Hospital, Manchester, England. Shortly after the discovery of the poem it was published in that hospital staff s journal, The Magpie , and has been published in several other journals since then. --- what do you see? What do you see nurse? What do you see? What are you thinking when you look here at me. A crabby old woman, and not very wise, Uncertain of habit, with far-away eyes. Who dribbles her food and makes no reply When you say in a loud voice I do wish you d try . Who seems not to notice the things that you do.… [cont.] Answered by Penguin_Bob - Tue Jul 31 00:00:16 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Ethics of care"
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