Considerations About a Relational Ethics

Abstract

The search for answers to daily ethical dilemmas is part of people activities since Antiquity. An analysis of the various philosophical systems points to the impossibility of finding a universal ethical perspective and to propose definitive solutions to the various dilemmas. Considering this fact, this article aims to reflect on a relational view of ethics as a critical and practical proposal. Thus, through a literature review, we discuss some ethical views socially available and their relationship to a relational perspective. From this, we introduce the assumptions of a relational ethics, emphasize the invitation to the multiplicity of meanings co-constructed in an interaction and promote a deep understanding of communication practices as generating ethical positions, decisions and meanings. We conclude this article evaluating the contributions that this ethical perspective offers to professional practices.