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Why philosophers should offer ethics consultations.

D C Thomasma1

  • 1Medical Humanities Program, Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.

Theoretical Medicine
|June 1, 1991
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Philosophers can and should provide ethics consultations in clinical settings, offering valuable insights for medical ethics. Their recommendations support, but do not dictate, patient and physician decisions.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

  • Debate exists on the role of philosophers in clinical ethics consultations.
  • Concerns raised about philosophers' qualifications and the nature of their discipline.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue for the essential role of philosophers in clinical ethics consultations.
  • To define clinical medical ethics as arising from medical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation.
  • Conceptual analysis of clinical medical ethics.
  • Identification of skills philosophers bring to consultations.

Main Results:

  • Philosophers possess unique skills valuable for ethical discernment in medicine.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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  • Clinical medical ethics is best understood as emerging from clinical practice.

    • Conclusions:

    • Philosophers are well-equipped and ethically obligated to participate in ethics consultations.
    • Consultations provide recommendations, respecting patient and physician autonomy.