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Defending principlism well understood.

Michael Quante1, Andreas Vieth

  • 1Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany. quante@uni-muenster.de

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|February 28, 2003
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This study clarifies principlism in bioethics, refuting misinterpretations and highlighting the central role of "application" in disputes with casuistry and deductivism. Principlism, supported by weak intuitionism, emerges as the most compelling ethical framework.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Metaethics
  • Moral Philosophy

Background:

  • Principlism is a dominant ethical framework in bioethics.
  • Deductivism offers a critique of principlism, often based on misinterpretations.
  • Casuistry presents an alternative approach to ethical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the current version of principlism and address deductivist misinterpretations.
  • To outline the deductivistic critique of principlism and its metaethical underpinnings.
  • To restructure the dispute between casuistry, deductivism, and principlism by focusing on the model of "application".

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of principlism and its critiques.
  • Metaethical examination of deductivism and intuitionism.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsPhilosophical Approach

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  • Comparative analysis of ethical reasoning models (principlism, casuistry, deductivism).

    • Main Results:

    • Deductivist critiques of principlism are often based on misinterpretations.
    • The model of "application" is identified as the central point of difference between ethical frameworks.
    • Principlism, when enhanced with a perceptual model of weak intuitionism, is presented as the most attractive ethical position.

    Conclusions:

    • Principlism, when properly understood and refined, offers a robust ethical framework.
    • Explicitly defining the "application" model is crucial for resolving disputes in bioethics.
    • Weak intuitionism provides a valuable foundation for strengthening principlism.