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Published in: Health Care Analysis 2/2007

01-06-2007 | Original Article

Processes and Pitfalls of Dialogical Bioethics

Author: Abraham Rudnick

Published in: Health Care Analysis | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

Bioethics uses various theories, methods and institutions for its decision-making. Lately, a dialogical, i.e., dialogue-based, approach has been argued for in bioethics. The aim of this paper is to explore some of the decision-making processes that may be involved in this dialogical approach, as well as related pitfalls that may have to be addressed in order for this approach to be helpful, particularly in clinical ethics. Using informal logic, an analysis is presented of the notion of dialogue and of the stages of dialogical decision-making, and then processes and related pitfalls associated with these stages in the context of clinical ethics are examined. The results of this exploration are expected to facilitate the implementation and empirical testing of dialogical bioethics.
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Metadata
Title
Processes and Pitfalls of Dialogical Bioethics
Author
Abraham Rudnick
Publication date
01-06-2007
Published in
Health Care Analysis / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1065-3058
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3394
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-007-0047-7

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