Where the ethical action is

Hardman, Doug and Hutchinson, Phil (2023) Where the ethical action is. Journal of Medical Ethics, 49 (1). pp. 45-48. ISSN 0306-6800

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107925

Abstract

It is common to think of medical and ethical modes of thought as different in kind. In such terms, some clinical situations are made more complicated by an additional ethical component. Against this picture, we propose that medical and ethical modes of thought are not different in kind, but merely different aspects of what it means to be human. We further propose that clinicians are uniquely positioned to synthesise these two aspects without prior knowledge of philosophical ethics.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2022 09:30
Publisher:	BMJ
Additional Information:	This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Medical Ethics.
Divisions:	Faculties > Health and Education Research Centres > Health, Psychology and Communities
Subject terms:	Social Sciences, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Ethics, Medical Ethics, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Biomedical, Social Sciences - Other Topics, Biomedical Social Sciences, ethics-medical, philosophy-medical, ethics-medical, philosophy-medical, 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences, 1801 Law, 2201 Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/628931
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107925
ISSN	0306-6800
e-ISSN	1473-4257

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