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Is there a distinctive care ethics?

Steven D Edwards1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, History and Law, School of Health and Human Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. s.d.edwards@swansea.ac.uk

Nursing Ethics
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An ethics of care and principlism are compatible in nursing. Combining care as a moral orientation with principlism

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Moral Philosophy

Background:

  • The distinctiveness of ethics of care compared to other ethical frameworks, particularly principlism, is debated.
  • Understanding the philosophical underpinnings of moral theories is crucial for differentiation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the concept of ethics of care.
  • To argue for the compatibility of ethics of care and principlism within nursing.
  • To explore the integration of care and justice.

Main Methods:

  • Critical discussion and analysis of care-based ethics.
  • Examination of ontological commitments in moral theories.
  • Rejection of the inseparability of justice and care, favoring an integrated approach.

Main Results:

  • Ontological commitments of care ethics do not inherently distinguish it from other approaches.
  • The claim that justice and care cannot be combined is contested.
  • Moral commitments of principlism and ethics of care are compatible in nursing.

Conclusions:

  • Ethics of care and principlism can be effectively combined in nursing practice.
  • Care offers a moral orientation that complements the obligations outlined in principlism.
  • An integrated approach, as developed by Joan Tronto, supports the combination of care and justice.