system
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Why are ethics that prioritize or value "care" or humans' "interdependence" necessarily "feminist"?

I find an ethics that promotes care very compelling, and I understand that perhaps feminist scholars were the first to propose it. And perhaps insofar as care ethics value "nurturing" as a way of interacting, it speaks to the role that women have historically adopted (or have been compelled to adopt). But why does it continue to bear an association with feminism? I don't see why this ethical paradigm *requires* any consideration of gender. If I prioritize an ethics of care, then I'd judge the interaction of two men, for example, through its lens. No women involved.
gpt
They're feminist because these sorts of concerns are neglected in non-feminist philosophy. "Feminism" doesn't mean "female" or "gendered" or something. "Feminism" refers to a sort of philosophy (and also a political movement). Feminism can be about non-gendered stuff, or about men, or whatever. It's not all about women. So the fact that care ethics could be described with "no women involved," as you put it, doesn't mean it can't be feminist.