In her chapter "Care Ethics: The Four Key Claims", Stephanie Collins identifies four key claims associated with the ethics of care. The list below includes paraphrases of these four key claims, alongside one claim that is not central within ethics of care.
Which of the following is NOT a key feature of the ethics of care, according to Collins?
Question 3Answer
a.
Sympathy should play a role in ethical deliberation, and ethical deliberation should also take account of the particulars of the situation.
b.
Relationships that are valued by the individuals involved should be treated as moral paradigms, should be preserved or protected, and give rise to significant moral duties.
c.
A caring attitude should be cultivated towards others who have interests, and this attitude involves promoting and supporting these interests.
d.
Morality at least partly involves undertaking caring actions. These are actions that support others' interests.
e.
Agents should attend to considerations of fairness towards those they care about. This involves taking account of all the interests of those they are in relationships with and balancing them equally.