| Teaching to the converted: religious belief in the seminar room. | |
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PMID: 17074828 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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It is not unknown for participants in discussions of ethics to prefix their claims with a profession of their religious faith - to say, for instance, "Well, I'm a Christian/Muslim/whatever, so I think that ...". Other participants in the debate may well worry about how to respond without the risk of giving offence or appearing ad hominem. Within a teaching environment, the worry may be even more acute. Nevertheless, it is suggested in this paper that such worries should not be allowed to impede debate; moreover, a teacher who let such prefixes pass without critique would be considered a poor teacher. In fact, a kind of duty for a teacher of ethics is to be contrary and to play the apostate. |
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Authors:
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I Brassington |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 32 ISSN: 0306-6800 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2006 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-31 Completed Date: 2007-01-04 Revised Date: 2010-09-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 678-81 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Iain.Brassington@manchester.ac.uk |
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Attitude to Health Conflict (Psychology) Culture Ethics, Medical / education* Humans Interpersonal Relations Morals Religion and Medicine* Religion and Psychology Students, Medical / psychology Teaching / methods* |
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