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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Medical Humanities

Background:

  • Bioethics frequently employs an implicit, descriptive model of language (representational view).
  • This representational view has shaped bioethical theories and interventions in specific ways.
  • The field has historically underutilized linguistic theories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for a more linguistically informed bioethics.
  • To introduce and explore the utility of a pragmatic view of language in bioethics.
  • To re-examine core bioethical concepts, such as decision-making, through a pragmatic lens.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the dominant representational view of language in bioethics.
  • Introduction and explication of an alternative pragmatic view of language.
  • Application of the pragmatic view to the concept of decision-making in bioethics, using empirical data.

Main Results:

  • The representational view of language limits bioethical inquiry and interventions.
  • A pragmatic view of language offers a more expansive and clarifying framework for bioethical concerns.
  • Applying the pragmatic view to decision-making reveals limitations of the traditional approach and suggests new perspectives.

Conclusions:

  • Bioethics can benefit significantly from engaging with linguistic theories.
  • A pragmatic understanding of language can productively reframe complex bioethical issues, particularly in clinical contexts.
  • This linguistic reframing offers new insights into how medical treatments are approached and understood.