The article analyzes the ethics of care as a philosophical and pedagogical category that reveals new meanings in the relationship between teacher and student within the context of 21st-century humanistic and digital education. The study is based on the works of numerous authors, as well as on modern philosophical and pedagogical approaches grounded in phenomenology and hermeneutics. The purpose of the work is to provide a theoretical understanding of the ethics of care as the foundation of pedagogical relationships and to identify its transformative potential for contemporary educational practice. The research findings show that the ethics of care contributes to redefining the teacher’s role, strengthening empathic communication, and humanizing the educational process. The author emphasizes the need to maintain a balance between the teacher’s emotional involvement and professional boundaries, especially in the context of digital learning.

ethics of care, philosophy, education, teacher, student, humanization, digitalization, responsibility, interdependence, empathy.

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