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  • Moral Philosophy
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Clinical encounters are inherently moral, requiring ethical consideration beyond standard medical practice.
  • Challenging medical decisions, particularly at end-of-life, necessitate a stronger philosophical foundation.
  • Contemporary decision-making requires acknowledging diverse perspectives and inter-subjectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reframe complex medical decision-making within a robust moral philosophical framework.
  • To propose and justify a Habermasian approach for achieving dialogic consensus in clinical settings.
  • To explore the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of applying dialogic consensus.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Habermas's discourse theory of morality, emphasizing universalizability.
  • Applying the concept of communicative action as a cooperative search for truth.
  • Grounding discourse in the reality of complex medical decision-making situations.

Main Results:

  • A framework for understanding clinical encounters as moral dialogues is established.
  • The Habermasian approach offers a concrete method for achieving dialogic consensus.
  • The study identifies theoretical considerations and potential difficulties in clinical application.

Conclusions:

  • Dialogic consensus, grounded in Habermasian principles, provides a valuable approach to ethical medical decision-making.
  • Inter-subjectivity and communicative action are crucial for navigating complex clinical moral dilemmas.
  • Further exploration of the practical implementation of this approach in clinical practice is warranted.