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Consensus, contracts, and committees.

J D Moreno1

  • 1Division of Humanities in Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203.

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|August 1, 1991
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Social contract theory offers a philosophical framework for understanding ethics committees. However, it imposes significant limitations on their legitimate authority, questioning the theory

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Political Philosophy

Background:

  • Ethics committees present a unique challenge to Western philosophical traditions.
  • Existing philosophical frameworks may not adequately address the complexities of ethics committees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the applicability of social contract theory to the philosophical understanding of ethics committees.
  • To analyze the constraints social contract theory imposes on the authority of ethics committees.

Main Methods:

  • Review of classical and contemporary social contract theories.
  • Examination of John Rawls' constructivist approach.
  • Philosophical analysis of the relationship between social contract theory and ethics committee authority.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachBioethics and Professional EthicsPhilosophical Approach

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Main Results:

  • Social contract theory, particularly Rawlsian approaches, places severe constraints on the legitimate authority of ethics committees.
  • The application of social contract theory to ethics committees reveals limitations in the theory itself.

Conclusions:

  • Social contract theory may not be the most suitable framework for analyzing the authority of ethics committees at this level.
  • Further philosophical inquiry is needed to fully understand the ethics committee phenomenon.