Why it matters
Challenges purely justice-based models.
Core term · Carol Gilligan
Ethics of Care
A way of thinking about right and wrong that begins with relationships and responsibility to others, rather than with abstract rules and rights.
Areas of life
Relationshipsparentingethics
How to handle it
Ask who is affected and what care requires.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
Bring it to your own life
Questions in this spirit
A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.
Identity +30
In the decision weighing on you, whose voice has gone unheard — perhaps even your own? Sit for a moment with the person whose feelings haven't yet entered the room.
Love +15
Set aside, for a moment, what is fair or owed. In this situation, what would simple care actually ask of you — and are you willing to offer it?
From concept to practice
Turn Ethics of Care into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.