Care+Ethics

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According to Care Ethic's, one is more obligated to save their child rather than a strangers because of virtue, relation, and motives. Ethics of care is also a basis for care-focused feminist theorizing on maternal ethics. According to Aristotle, "virtue is the trait of character manifested in habitual action," stating each person acquires a quality that is good or makes them a "good person." (EMP158)======

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Care ethics is based on the importance of relationships. The approach "rejects absolutist, objective, impartial approaches to ethics; it argues for the moral value of caring and nurturing, and sees the highest moral good as caring for, as well as about, others." (Understanding Ethics, Second Edition, 166)======

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According to the ethics of rights, "morality consists of a hierarchy of rights and rules used to resolve moral conflicts or problems of weighing claims and judging which claim is heavier." (Ethics of Care vs. Ethic of Rights, 111) Ethics of rights has been established to challenge people to think more rationally about important ethical and human rights. The ethic of care rejects absolute rules like those of Kant, instead of asking "What would everyone else do?" the person has to figure out what to do under the circumstances that they find themselves in.======

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In both cases a parent would save their own child first for the fact that they have the responsibility and the obligation to keep their child safe. They have nurtured and watched this child grow and have a personal relationship with them. The first priority for a parent is their child.======