Life and death decisions in the clinical setting : moral decision making through dialogic consensus /: moral decision making through dialogic consensus. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Walker, Terence Lovat.
• Authors: Walker, Paul; Lovat, Terry
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Current Dilemma and the Need for Moral Philosophy; 1.1 Why Does Medicine Need Moral Philosophy?; 1.2 Ethical Conflicts; 1.3 Ethics or Morals?; 1.4 The Rationale for This Book; 1.5 Chapter Outline; References; 2 Traditional Approaches to Ethical Decision Making; 2.1 What Can History Tell Us?; 2.2 The Ethics of Trolley Cars Speeding Out of Control; 2.3 Deontology; 2.3.1 Personhood; 2.3.2 Death in Intensive Care; 2.4 Teleology; 2.5 Virtue Ethics; 2.6 Islamic-Judaeo-Christian Influences; 2.7 Summary; References. 3 Balancing Old and New Approaches: Principlism Versus Proportionism3.1 Principlism; 3.1.1 Autonomy; 3.1.2 Non-maleficence, Beneficence, Justice; 3.1.3 The Four Principles in Practice; 3.2 The Proportionist Approach; 3.3 Summary; References; 4 The Foundations and Benefits of Dialogic Consensus; 4.1 So What Is Different About Our Contemporary Era?; 4.2 The Discourse Theory of Morality and Communicative Action; 4.3 Dialogue, Consensus, and Dialogic Consensus; 4.3.1 Dialogue; 4.3.2 Consensus; 4.3.3 Dialogic Consensus; 4.4 An Example of a Case Conference Using Dialogic Consensus; 4.5 Summary.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 170.4; Decision making -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics; PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY -- Social; MEDICAL -- Ethics; Decision making -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics; Philosophy; Bioethics; Medical Education; Premedical Education; Moral Philosophy; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811043017; 9811043019
• Related ISBNs: 9789811043000; 9811043000
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 10, 2017).
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