Abstract
Technology has brought about a multitude of positive changes in human life, including advancements in caring practices. However, it also presents various challenges. Without carefully considering the impact of technology on care work, we run the risk of adopting attitudes and practices that impede the provision of appropriate care. Which aspects of technology require particular attention from the perspective of care ethics, and which should we support? The answers to these questions depend, among other things, on our understanding of “care” and “care ethics.” In this article, I will provide an overview of some important theoretical and conceptual aspects related to the foundation of care ethics theories that allows for the exploration of potential problems and possibilities related to the use of technology. Specifically, the use of technology in care work will be examined through what I consider to be constitutive features of care ethics—the relational ontology, situated epistemology, attentiveness to gender and power relations, and the normative objective of elevating care as a fundamental value equal to justice, equality, and freedom.