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¹MCPHS University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA dien.ho@mcphs.edu.

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Ethical expertise is possible, challenging the notion that it requires deep moral theories. This study introduces the Default Principle and arguments by parity as methods for ethical progress and expertise.

Keywords:

clinical ethics ethics consultation ethics expertise medical ethics

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Area of Science:

Philosophy
Ethics
Moral Philosophy

Background:

The possibility of expertise in clinical ethics is debated.
Skeptical arguments assume expertise requires knowledge of correct moral conclusions derived from specific ethical theories.
This perspective limits the scope and attainability of ethical expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the skeptical argument against ethics expertise.
To propose an alternative framework for understanding ethical expertise.
To demonstrate that ethical progress can be made without relying on deep ethical theories.

Main Methods:

Analysis of ordinary ethical deliberations.
Introduction of the Default Principle for adjudicating ethical disagreements.
Application of arguments by parity to moral reasoning.

Main Results:

Ordinary ethical deliberations do not necessitate the use of ethical or meta-ethical theories.
The Default Principle provides a substantive rule for resolving moral differences.
Arguments by parity, combined with the Default Principle, enable genuine moral progress.

Conclusions:

The skeptical argument against ethics expertise is unsound.
Ethical expertise involves the ability to effectively use the Default Principle and arguments by parity.
Moral progress is achievable through practical reasoning methods rather than solely through theoretical frameworks.