Rational brain · Systems, Incentives & Ethics

Care Ethics

Morality grounded in relationships, attention and responsiveness to concrete needs rather than abstract rules or aggregate outcomes; the lens that notices the person in front of you whom the spreadsheet does not show.

An everyday example

Handling a redundancy by asking what this particular person needs, not only what the policy allows.

What it can cost you

Partiality that becomes favouritism; or decision systems that never see individuals at all.

Warning signs

  • The affected people are a number in my analysis.
  • Nobody asked them.

One thing to do

For decisions that affect people, add the question: who is affected, what do they actually need, and have I asked them?

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