1 of 28

Slide Notes

An ethic of care asks, "What are the conditions most likely to support moral life?" How would I act if I were at my caring best?
DownloadGo Live

Ethics Of Care

Published on Nov 06, 2015

The Ethics of Care creates conditions in which it is desirable to do good. It works from the inside out, to one's family, community, and the world.

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

Care Ethics

Relational, Responsive, Story-Centered
An ethic of care asks, "What are the conditions most likely to support moral life?" How would I act if I were at my caring best?
Photo by Wonderlane
2.

Can we teach virtue?

A 2,000 year-old question:
Photo by sean dreilinger
3.

How do we acquire virtues?

Photo by *Psycho Delia*
4.

Virtue 101

  • List 'em
  • Teach 'em
  • Test 'em
Photo by skoeber
5.

Really?

Photo by VinothChandar
6.

Aristotle's Virtue Training

  • Behavior - do good
  • Feeling - good to do good
  • Reasoning - why traits are good or bad
Photo by randihausken
7.

Care Ethics

Change of emphasis
Photo by HaoJan
8.

Create Conditions

Being good is possible and desirable
Photo by flequi
9.

Virtues are Contextual

No lists of absolute virtues
Photo by sean dreilinger
10.

Emphasize Social Virtues

responsiveness, good manners, humor
Photo by janainacastelo
11.

Stories about Life

rather than superheroes . . .
Photo by Lubuto Library Partners
12.

Understanding

Why we do wrong
Photo by @Doug88888
13.

Why we betray

out of fear . . .
Photo by joseph.antoniello
14.

Interdependence

for goodness' sake . . .
Photo by fotobaba?
15.

Caring

for our community . . .
Photo by Ennev
16.

Stranger

And for the
Photo by Victor Bezrukov
17.

Asking . . .

Photo by practicalowl
18.

my caring best?

How would I act at
Photo by VinothChandar
19.

'Feeling With the Other'

We use reason but are motivated by
Photo by wazari
20.

Focus

On the other, not on virtue . . .
Photo by Zanastardust
21.

"How I treat you may bring out the best or worst in you."
-- Nel Noddings

Photo by Aperture Yogi
22.

Ethical care requires reflection and self-understanding

Photo by álvvur.
23.

Practice

Care is a
24.

Untitled Slide

25.

Value

Care is a
26.

Social Relation

Caring is a
27.

Further Reading

  • Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice (1982).
  • Nel Noddings, Caring (1984).
  • Nel Noddings, Educating Moral People (2002).
  • Virginia Held. The Ethics of Care.
28.

Learn Up!

A visual communication from
Photo by Camil Tulcan

Barry Casey

www.danteswoods.wordpress.com