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After bioethics and towards virtue?

P D Toon1

  • 1St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, London.

Journal of Medical Ethics
|March 1, 1993
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Philosophical medical ethics is facing challenges but should not be abandoned. A new model based on Aristotelian virtues offers a path forward for medical education and practice.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Bioethics Education

Background:

  • Recent critiques question the relevance of philosophical medical ethics in contemporary medical education and clinical settings.
  • These criticisms, while containing some valid points, do not necessitate the complete dismissal of the field.
  • A need exists to re-evaluate and potentially reformulate the role of philosophical ethics in medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the recent criticisms leveled against philosophical medical ethics.
  • To propose a revitalized model for integrating medical ethics into medical education and practice.
  • To ground this reappraised model in established philosophical frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of existing criticisms of philosophical medical ethics.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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  • Exploration of Aristotelian concepts of intellectual and moral virtue (arête).
  • Development of a conceptual framework for a virtue-based approach to medical ethics.

    • Main Results:

    • The criticisms, though partially valid, are insufficient to discard philosophical medical ethics entirely.
    • Aristotelian virtue ethics provides a robust foundation for a renewed approach to medical ethics.
    • A model emphasizing intellectual and moral virtues can enhance ethical reasoning in healthcare professionals.

    Conclusions:

    • Philosophical medical ethics remains a vital component of medical training and practice.
    • Reappraising the field through the lens of Aristotelian virtues offers a constructive way forward.
    • Integrating virtue ethics can foster more ethically adept physicians and improve patient care.