Deciding together bioethics and moral consensus
Western society today is less unified by a set of core values than ever before. Undoubtedly, the concept of moral consensus is a difficult one in a liberal, democratic and pluralistic society. But it is imperative to avoid a rigid majoritarianism where sensitive personal values are at stake, as in b...
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1995
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The Challenge of Consensus for Bioethics. Consensus, Expertise, and Moral Authority in the Life Sciences. The Institution of Bioethics. The Nexus of Autonomy and Consensus in Bioethics. Consensus and Bioethics. Consensus and Controversy. Scrutinizing Bioethical Consensus
- 2. Consensus in Bioethics: Problems and Prospects. A New Moral Consensus. Consensus in Bioethical Theory. The Informed Consent Consensus. Beyond Informed Consent. The Research Ethics Consensus. Research Ethics and Women of Reproductive Age. Moral Consensus and Health Care Policy. Ethics and Cost Constraints in Health Care Policy. Continuing Challenges for Consensus in Bioethics. Ethics Committees and the Future of the Bioethical Consensus
- 3. Analyzing Consensus. Of Philoctetes and Proteus. Procedural and Substantive Consensus. Descriptive and Prescriptive Consensus. Consensus as Process and as Product. Consensus and Compromise. Metaphysics and Moral Consensus. Levels of Consensus. Affirming Consensus.
