The Ethics of Care recognizes that human relationships are often asymmetrical and tries to incorporate this fact into the view by claiming that moral responsibility is partially determined by how vulnerable a person is in a relationship.

a. True

b. False

True

Explanation:

Care means meeting the needs of ourselves and others. Ethics of care involves practising virtues as it maintain relationship and promote the well-being of those who give and receive care in social relations. It is hinged on the theory of what makes an action right or wrong.

Ideally, ethics of care is inspired to take care of the less privilege, the dependants and vulnerable. It place relevance on relationships, responsibility, concern over traditional rule. Ethics of care recognize that human relationships are not similar or do not perfectly match up hence incorporate this fact into the view and claiming that moral duty is partially determined by how vulnerable a person is in a relationship.

While ethics of care seems to place emphasis on social well being of vulnerable, yet it has being a foremost part of ethical issues among professionals such as medical practitioners.