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Rorty's pragmatism and bioethics.

John D Arras1

  • 1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA. jda3a@virginia.edu

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|February 20, 2004
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Richard Rorty's neopragmatism challenges foundationalism in bioethics. His work dismantles claims to universal principles, impacting methodological debates in the field.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy
  • Bioethics
  • Methodology

Background:

  • Richard Rorty's influence on pragmatist bioethics is acknowledged but not clearly defined.
  • Previous invocations of Rorty have not detailed his methodological contributions to bioethics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the implications of Richard Rorty's neopragmatism for methodological discussions in bioethics.
  • To provide a methodological account of Rorty's contributions to the field.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Richard Rorty's philosophical project over the past two decades.
  • Examining the implications of Rorty's neopragmatism for bioethical methodology.

Main Results:

  • Rorty's pragmatism primarily offers a negative yield for bioethical methodology.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsPhilosophical Approach

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  • It challenges pretensions to foundations and universal principles of right and wrong.
  • Rorty's work undermines approaches appealing to nature or universal human dignity.

    • Conclusions:

    • Rorty's deflationary nominalist view of principles threatens foundational aspects of some influential principlist bioethics approaches.
    • His philosophical approach acts as a critical tool for "philosophical trash disposal" in bioethics.
    • The study concludes that Rorty's pragmatism necessitates a re-evaluation of foundational assumptions in bioethical methodology.