Explain Held’s criticism of contactual relations and the social contract tradition. What paradigm shift does she suggest? Do you agree? Disagree?

Virginia Held, Care and the Extension of Markets

1. Explain Held’s criticism of contactual relations and the social contract tradition. What paradigm shift does she suggest? Do you agree? Disagree?

2. How does the ethics of care differ from Kantian and Utilitarian ethics? Can the ethics of care place limits on the market? Do you agree with Held that care provides a better basis for making moral decisions?