A narrative ethics of care

Area of Science:

• Philosophy
• Ethics
• Moral Psychology

Background:

• Ethics of care emphasizes relationships, attentiveness, and understanding individuals.
• Narrative elements are often implicit in caring practices.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish narrativity as a core component of the ethics of care.
• To demonstrate the analytical advantages of a narrative ethics of care.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual analysis of the relationship between care and narrative.
• Illustrative case study applying narrative ethics of care to a moral problem.

Main Results:

• Narrativity is intrinsically linked to the ethics of care.
• A narrative ethics of care can provide superior discernment of moral issues compared to standard theories.

Conclusions:

• The study posits narrativity as native to the ethics of care.
• A narrative framework offers a more nuanced approach to understanding and resolving moral dilemmas in care contexts.