By Stephanie Collins (auth.)
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This likening can only occur by referring to general features of structure or content that the situations share. Indeed, recognising these similarities brings order and consistency to our moral judgments. ’ (Held 1987, 119) Held does not specify which principles are worthy of endorsement by care ethics, or which principles would apply in which situations. It is thus not clear exactly what her position on general principles is, but the implication seems to be that similarities between cases will allow that we take similar approaches towards them.
It is worth quoting Held’s recent work at length here: Kant famously argued that benevolent or sympathetic feelings lack moral worth; only the intention to act in accord with the moral law required by reason is morally rather than merely instrumentally of value. Such theories miss the moral importance of actual, caring relations. They miss the importance of the emotions for understanding what we ought to do, and for motivating our morally recommended actions. Without empathetic awareness, one may not be able to meet another’s needs in the way morality requires.
And in fact, some care ethicists concur with usefulness of combining principles and sympathy: in earlier writing, Held maintains that conscientious carers need general principles to determine whose interests come ahead of whose. Often, these decisions can be made by likening the current situation to a previous one. This likening can only occur by referring to general features of structure or content that the situations share. Indeed, recognising these similarities brings order and consistency to our moral judgments.