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Bioethics and humanities: what makes us one field?

L M Kopelman1

  • 1Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
|November 27, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Bioethics and humanities is a unified field despite diverse disciplines. Six framework features define its scope, focusing on complex human condition problems through interdisciplinary and case-based approaches.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics and humanities
  • Medical ethics
  • Health care ethics
  • Environmental ethics
  • Research ethics
  • Philosophy and medicine
  • Literature and medicine

Background:

  • Bioethics and humanities encompasses diverse academic disciplines with distinct languages, methods, and traditions.
  • Despite disciplinary differences, a shared identity exists within the field.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify unifying framework features that define bioethics and humanities as a distinct field.
  • To delineate the core commitments and approaches that characterize the discipline.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic examination of momentous problems related to the human condition.
  • Application of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving.
  • Utilization of case studies and practical reasoning for analysis.
  • Integration of John Dewey's teaching methods for enhanced problem-solving skills.
  • Pursuit of morally justifiable solutions.
  • Emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship, service, and teaching.

Main Results:

  • Six key framework features unite the field of bioethics and humanities.
  • These features include systematic problem engagement, interdisciplinary methods, case-based reasoning, Deweyan pedagogy, moral justification, and collaborative scholarship.

Conclusions:

  • Bioethics and humanities is a cohesive field unified by a commitment to addressing significant human condition issues.
  • The identified framework features provide a foundation for understanding the field's distinct identity and interdisciplinary nature.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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