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Chapter 2 - Models and Methods in Ethics

from Part I - General Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2020

By
Cara Sedney
Edited by
Stephen Honeybul
Stephen Honeybul
Affiliation:
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth and Fiona Stanley Hospitals
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Summary

A variety of approaches have been developed as a way of ‘doing’ medical ethics. While each model may help illuminate different aspects of ethical cases, each have philosophical or practical limitations that preclude one model’s use in all clinical situations. The methods and approaches are described herein, with a brief description of the emphasis and limitations of each. Each model is illustrated through a basic neurosurgical case, reiterated with model-specific details to illustrate the important concepts for each model.

Keywords

ethical modelsprinciplismutilitarianismnarrative ethicsfeminist ethicscommunitariancasuistryethics of virtuereligion and theology
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Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice , pp. 12 - 19
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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