Jos Philip H.
Care, justice and public administration - 25(3), Nov 93, p.373-92
This article examines the implications of recent debate regarding the nature of moral development and moral maturity for public sector ethics. The research of Carol Gilligan and others has suggested that the conventional account of moral maturity (on "ethic of justice") overlooks an alternative "ethic of care", allegedly found only among women. Although these differing models of moral maturity are not as conceptually or empirically distinct as they initially appeared, treating the care and justice perspectives as ideal types demonstrates that neither provides a defensible account of moral maturity. The authors explain how an exclusive reliance on either impartial rationality or care and concern for particular o
Employees Morale
Ethics
Public Administration
Care, justice and public administration - 25(3), Nov 93, p.373-92
This article examines the implications of recent debate regarding the nature of moral development and moral maturity for public sector ethics. The research of Carol Gilligan and others has suggested that the conventional account of moral maturity (on "ethic of justice") overlooks an alternative "ethic of care", allegedly found only among women. Although these differing models of moral maturity are not as conceptually or empirically distinct as they initially appeared, treating the care and justice perspectives as ideal types demonstrates that neither provides a defensible account of moral maturity. The authors explain how an exclusive reliance on either impartial rationality or care and concern for particular o
Employees Morale
Ethics
Public Administration