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A Reply to the Interpretation Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2010

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Responses and Dialogue
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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References

1. Eriksson A, Hoglund AT, Helgesson G. Do Ethical Guidelines Give Guidance? A Critical Examination of Eight Ethical Regulations. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 2008;17:16. My comments in this paper will be limited to parts one and three of the objection.

2. Bioethicists like to distinguish between rules and principles. The principle of respect for autonomy is not a rule; rules are thought to be more specific than principles. However, it is important to note that the authors think that the interpretation problem applies both to rules and principles.

3. Hardwig J. Autobiography, biography, and narrative ethics. In: Nelson HL, ed. Stories and Their Limits: Narrative Approaches to Bioethics. New York: Routledge; 1997:50–65.