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Values-based medicine and modest foundationalism.

Miles Little1, Wendy Lipworth, Jill Gordon

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. miles.little@sydney.edu.au

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
|September 22, 2012
PubMed
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This study proposes that all individuals share three core values: survival, security, and flourishing. These fundamental values underpin health care and medicine, aiding in understanding ethical dilemmas.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Health Care Studies

Background:

  • Values are fundamental commitments justifying judgments, beliefs, and practices at personal and community levels.
  • Axiology is the philosophical study of values.
  • Ethical considerations in health care often stem from differing value systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose three universal foundational values: survival, security, and flourishing.
  • To explore how these values are expressed across different cultures.
  • To establish values as a primary justification for health care and medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical inquiry into the nature of values.
  • Cross-cultural conceptual analysis of value expression.
  • Axiological framework applied to health care ethics.

Main Results:

  • All humans subscribe to foundational values of survival, security, and flourishing.
  • Cultural variations exist in the expression of these core values.
  • These values provide a logical basis for health care and medicine.

Conclusions:

  • Foundational values offer a robust justification for health care and medicine.
  • Understanding shared values can clarify, though not always solve, ethical quandaries.
  • Values-based health care and values-based medicine are integral to the healthcare enterprise.