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The Moral Authority of Consensus
1University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|June 25, 2022
Summary
Dialogic consensus offers a unique moral authority in pluralistic societies. This approach ensures decisions are morally justifiable and action-guiding through unforced dialogue and argumentation.
Area of Science:
- Ethics
- Moral Philosophy
- Social Theory
Background:
- Multicultural societies present challenges to traditional ethical frameworks.
- Plurality of values complicates substantive ethical principle application.
- Need for morally justifiable and action-guiding decisions is paramount in philosophy and clinical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue that dialogic consensus possesses a unique moral authority.
- To explore the role of unforced dialogue and argumentation in establishing moral norms.
- To establish the action-guiding capacity of consensual decisions in pluralistic contexts.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical argumentation
- Conceptual analysis
- Ethical theory development
Main Results:
- Dialogic consensus offers a distinct moral authority.
- Unforced dialogue and argumentation are crucial for normative judgment in dilemmatic situations.
- Both the process and outcome of dialogue hold moral authority.
Conclusions:
- Consensual decisions are morally justifiable and action-guiding in pluralistic societies.
- Dialogic consensus provides a robust framework for ethical decision-making.
- This moral authority is context-specific and does not claim absoluteness.
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