Ethics is a branch of philosophy that studies morals and explores human behaviour through the prism of moral good and evil. There are multiple ethical theories with the deontological ethics and consequentialism being the most represented. Virtue ethics bridges, in a way, the two aforementioned theories, i.e. it evaluates human actions using a different approach. As a branch of applied ethics, medical ethics faces moral dilemmas within the medicine and its scientific achievements while it is also inconceivable without care. The Myth of Cura (care) shows how care is an important human aspect through which a person achieves fulfilment. Care is also a subject of philosophical thought. Care had an important place in the philosophies of M. Heidegger and S. Kierkegaard because they considered human life to be full of care. However, medical ethics is mostly built on principles. In order to successfully resolve ethical conflicts, Thomas Beauchamp and James Childress complemented the Hippocratic principles of nonmaleficence and beneficence with the principles of autonomy and justice. Certain characteristics, whose development is aided by theological virtues of faith, hope and charity as well as cardinal virtues of prudence, fortitude, temperance and justice, are also important for accurate moral evaluation. American psychologist Carol Gilligan advocates the idea of care in moral deliberation. Unlike the traditional view on morality where autonomy and justice are seen as the highest level of moral value (Kohlberg), C. Gilligan provides a different viewpoint on morality where she emphasizes the importance of the notions such as care for every person, regardless of gender, as well as indivisibility of reason and emotion in making moral judgement.