| Ethical pluralism without complementarity. | |
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PMID: 15259202 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Grinnell, Bishop, and McCullough (2002) have proposed extending Bohr's notion of complementarity from the realm of quantum physics to that of bioethics, arguing that many ethical disputes cannot in principle be resolved. On this view, we should give up the aim of reaching all-things-considered moral verdicts on a variety of disputed questions, settling instead for a holism of irreducibly complementary perspectives. I discuss a number of difficulties with this proposal, and argue that the desire for inclusiveness that motivates it is properly captured through a different approach to ethical pluralism already familiar in moral philosophy, which does allow for resolution. |
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Authors:
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William J Fitzpatrick |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Perspectives in biology and medicine Volume: 47 ISSN: 0031-5982 ISO Abbreviation: Perspect. Biol. Med. Publication Date: 2004 |
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Created Date: 2004-07-19 Completed Date: 2004-08-11 Revised Date: 2004-12-04 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401132 Medline TA: Perspect Biol Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 181-8 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech, 229 Major Williams Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0126, USA. wfitzpat@vt.edu |
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Bioethics* Ethical Analysis Ethical Theory Humans |
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