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Global ethics and principlism.
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PMID:  22073817     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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This article examines the special relation between common morality and particular moralities in the four-principles approach and its use for global ethics. It is argued that the special dialectical relation between common morality and particular moralities is the key to bridging the gap between ethical universalism and relativism. The four-principles approach is a good model for a global bioethics by virtue of its ability to mediate successfully between universal demands and cultural diversity. The principle of autonomy (i.e., the idea of individual informed consent), however, does need to be revised so as to make it compatible with alternatives such as family- or community-informed consent. The upshot is that the contribution of the four-principles approach to global ethics lies in the so-called dialectical process and its power to deal with cross-cultural issues against the background of universal demands by joining them together.
Authors:
John-Stewart Gordon
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1054-6863     ISO Abbreviation:  Kennedy Inst Ethics J     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9109135     Medline TA:  Kennedy Inst Ethics J     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  251-76     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Hans Jonas Institute, University of Cologne, Germany.
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