An analytic approach to resolving problems in medical ethics.

نویسندگان

  • D Candee
  • B Puka
چکیده

Education in ethics among practising professionals should provide a systematic procedure for resolving moral problems. A method for such decision-making is outlined using the two classical orientations in moral philosophy, teleology and deontology. Teleological views such as utilitarianism resolve moral dilemmas by calculating the excess of good over harm expected to be produced by each feasible alternative for action. The deontological view focuses on rights, duties, and principles of justice. Both methods are used to resolve the 1971 Johns Hopkins case of a baby born with Down's syndrome and duodenal atresia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical ethics

دوره 10 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984