The dramatic essence of the narrative approach

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Ethics
• Bioethics Methodologies
• Moral Philosophy

Background:

• Narrative bioethics offers guidance in biomedical ethics but lacks formal structures.
• This methodological gap increases vulnerability to subjective historical influences.
• Multicultural societies exacerbate challenges in reconciling conflicting narratives.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the normative value of narrative bioethics.
• To address the challenge of subjectivity in narrative approaches.
• To propose a framework for resolving conflicting narratives in decision-making.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual analysis of narrative bioethics.
• Examination of historicity and normative value.
• Application of dramaturgical theory to subject-actors.

Main Results:

• Historicity of narrative does not negate its normative value.
• Conflicting stories arise from practical consequences.
• Subjectivity can be navigated by viewing actors as dramaturgical characters.

Conclusions:

• A dramaturgical perspective on subject-actors provides a way out of narrative subjectivity.
• This approach offers a novel way to enhance decision-making in narrative bioethics.
• Understanding individuals as characters in a narrative can resolve ethical dilemmas.