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Writer 1

1. This approach to ethics was once called "feminist ethics" but the name has changed.  Why do you think calling it an 'ethics of care' is better or more effective than calling it 'feminist ethics'?

We learned in this module that truly understanding morality and ethics can be obtained through the experiences of a mother, but understanding morality and ethics does not require you to be a mother or a woman. Feminist ethics surrounds itself with caring for others. Being that women become mothers, it is their instinct to care for and tend to those who surround them. Being predisposed to such, women are more likely to show signs of caring and perform actions that display care, morality, and this. When our life begins, we are in a state of dependency. We rely on others to care for us, and ensure our quality of life. Ethics of care suggests that because we come into life solely relying on another person to take care of us, we are exposed to what care is and learn how to display this at an early age. As a person undergoes the different stages of our life, we gain a better understanding of what care, morality and ethics are. It is through ethics of care that we develop these things and adjust in different circumstances. By referring to this term as "feminist ethics" you are implying the idea of ethics can only be seen from the point of view of women. Anyone can display compassion and care for others, thus allowing themselves to understand morality and ethics.

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Writer 2

Women in this world have come along way in a world dominated by men. We have fought hard to gin equal pay, equal rights, and equal acknowledgement for jobs well done, we may even make the white house as President in 2016, with Hillary Clinton. So changing feminist ethic to ethics of care is a good start the conversation in the study of care ethics as a moral value. Granted many think that ethics of care is primarily a famine way of thinking. We can understand why too, because through the ages women have been the primary nurturer of the common house hold, ie.( Taking care of the children, the house, and of course the husband) . But of course if that's the only reason, it is definitely not a strong one. Caring for family and love ones has changed dramatically over the years. The men of the house hold are becoming stay at home care givers now and what was once a field mainly dominated by females, has become very diverse with more and more men becoming Nurses, CNA,s , and HHA's ( just from my experience they really are more caring than some females in these role). So renaming Feminist Ethics, in a sense is degenderizing it and becoming universally studied

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