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Emotions, care and particularity

P Nortvedt

    Vard I Norden
    |January 1, 1993
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study explores the ethics of care in nursing, arguing it complements universal principles. It highlights the importance of moral perception and emotional sensitivity for ethical nursing practice.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Ethics
    • Moral Philosophy

    Background:

    • The debate between ethics of care and universal principles has evolved in nursing ethics and moral philosophy.
    • Traditional nursing ethics emphasizes personal qualities and altruistic capabilities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To illuminate the normative foundation of caring in nursing.
    • To argue for the compatibility of ethics of care with universal principles.
    • To explain the importance of moral perception and emotional capacities in professional nursing.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical analysis of ethical theories.
    • Examination of the relationship between ethics of care and principle-based ethics.
    • Discussion of moral perception, sensitivity, and emotional capacities in nursing.

    Main Results:

    • Ethics of care is compatible with judgment based on universal, impartial principles.
    • Ethics of care articulates aspects of morality beyond justification, central to impartialist ethics.
    • Moral perception and emotional capacities are crucial for ethical judgment and action in nursing.

    Conclusions:

    • Moral perception and emotional sensitivity are essential for discovering morally salient features in nursing situations.
    • These qualities are prerequisites for effective principle-based reflection and action.
    • An ethics of care perspective integrates traditional nursing values with modern ethical considerations.
    Keywords:
    Analytical ApproachBioethics and Professional Ethics

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