Question

Define a feminist ethics of care. how is this related to utilitarianism or how was it not compare and contrast the two

Answer 1

Feminist ethics of care is a part of feminism where the the equivalence or difference in equal status is dealt in a male dominated system or society related to care of the person i.e. female. If basically talks about the view about how females are caring and how are they been cared for. The feminist ethics of care depends upon several factors like the degree of relationship, response to caring, context, level of compromise, moral understanding, etc.

Utilitarianism is a theory which depends upon the utility i.e. doing the activity that translates into maximum utility. Feminist ethics of care and utilitarianism are both part of ethics and deal with the reasons and result of different actions taken. Manytimes the outcomes of both the theory is same when the maxium utility is related to care of the person which is true in case of close relatives. The main difference between the two is that utilitarianism depends upon outcome of utility while ethics of care is all about the care given or taken from others, and so some times can have completely opposite suggestions.