Bioethical problems in medical care are widely discussed and debated. Because medical care must involve some degree of caring between the care-giver and the care-receiver (the patient), bioethics then must also be concerned with theories of caring. Milton Mayeroff argues that being concerned about others is an essential role for the human being; thus, he views caring existentially. He claims that caring about another human fosters self-actualization and autonomy in the acting person. This study concludes that, because people need to care for others in order for themselves to flourish, a theory of caring is the foundation to being human and to self-actualization.
