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Triangular reflective equilibrium: a conscience-based method for bioethical deliberation.

Y Michael Barilan¹, Margherita Brusa

¹Tel Aviv University Paediatric Department, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. YMBarilan@Gmail.com

|February 6, 2010

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This study introduces triangular reflective equilibrium, a new method for bioethical deliberation. It enhances ethical reasoning, personal integrity, and consensus-building in democratic societies.

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Moral Philosophy
Medical Ethics

Background:

Historical foundations of conscience explored.
Need for a comprehensive methodology in bioethical deliberation identified.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a systematized version of reflective equilibrium.
To develop an expanded variant: 'triangular reflective equilibrium'.
To integrate insights from hermeneutics, critical theory, and narrative ethics.

Main Methods:

Systematization of reflective equilibrium.
Development of 'triangular reflective equilibrium'.
Distinction between ethical justification methods and bioethical deliberation practices.

Main Results:

Elucidation of distinctions between ethical reasoning, personal integrity, and consensus formation.
Clarification of differences between political and moral deliberation.
Explication of deliberation as shared conscience with sincerity and openness.

Conclusions:

Triangular reflective equilibrium offers a comprehensive methodology for bioethical deliberation.
Personal wisdom grows through continuous moral deliberation.
Medicine's altruistic responsibilities in democratic societies are contextualized within this framework.