Bioethics in the third millennium: some critical anticipations

Its promises to the contrary notwithstanding, bioethics is plural. There is a diversity of content-full moral undertandings of the good and the right. Moreover, there is no secular means in principle to set this diversity aside without begging the question. This moral diversity exists both as a soci...

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Published in:	Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 225
Main Author:	Engelhardt, H Tristram
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-1999
Subjects:	Advisory Committees Bioethical Issues Bioethics Casuistry Catholicism Christianity Committee Membership Consensus Cultural Diversity Decision Making Ethical Analysis Ethicists Ethics History History, 20th Century Humanism Humanities Medicine Morals Organization and Administration Philosophy Professional Role Public Policy Religion Secularism Social Change Social Values United States United States Bioethics and Professional Ethics Analytical Approach
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Summary:	Its promises to the contrary notwithstanding, bioethics is plural. There is a diversity of content-full moral undertandings of the good and the right. Moreover, there is no secular means in principle to set this diversity aside without begging the question. This moral diversity exists both as a sociological condition and as a moral epistemological constraint. Without succumbing to a metaphysical scepticism or moral relativism, the bioethics of the future, if it is to be honest, should learn how to live with robust moral diversity.
ISSN:	1054-6863
DOI:	10.1353/ken.1999.0018