PHILO-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Nel Noddings, Virtue Ethics, Virginia Held

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHILO-120
• Professor: price

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Explanatory power: what makes a virtue good or moral ? if one suggests it is what makes us flourish , the problem is that other non-moral things also help us. Incompleteness: virtue ethics doesn"t provide enough about the specific courses of action we should take in concrete situations. Care ethics: a feminist moral theory that emphasizes the importance of an ethics of care focused on relationships. In a different voice: groundbreaking text in care ethics that highlighted its key concepts and themes. Other important care theories include nel noddings and virginia held. Justice perspective: a characteristically masculine moral perspective that focuses upon moral rights, principle and justice. Care perspective: a characteristically feminine moral perspective that focuses upon feelings, relationships, and individual needs. Some similarities and care ethics are sometimes viewed as a subdomain of virtue. Care ethics and virtue ethics ethics by virtue ethicists. Care ethics views relationships rather individuals as morally basic.