| The future of bioethics: three dogmas and a cup of hemlock. | |
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PMID: 20500759 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In this paper I argue that bioethics is in crisis and that it will not have a future unless it begins to embrace a more Socratic approach to its leading assumptions. The absence of a critical and sceptical spirit has resulted in little more than a dominant ideology. I focus on three key issues. First, that too often bioethics collapses into medical ethics. Second, that medical ethics itself is beset by a lack of self-reflection that I characterize here as a commitment to three dogmas. Third, I offer a more positive perspective by suggesting how bioethics may benefit from looking towards public health ethics as a new source of inspiration and direction. |
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Authors:
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Angus Dawson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bioethics Volume: 24 ISSN: 1467-8519 ISO Abbreviation: Bioethics Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-26 Completed Date: 2010-09-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704792 Medline TA: Bioethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 218-25 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Centre for Professional Ethics, Staffordshire, Keele University, UK. a.j.dawson@keele.ac.uk |
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Bioethics
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trends* Dissent and Disputes Ethics, Medical* Forecasting Humans Moral Obligations Personal Autonomy* Philosophy* Professional Autonomy Professional-Patient Relations / ethics Public Health* / ethics, trends |
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