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Document Type: | Article |
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All Authors / Contributors: | Susan Sherwin |
ISSN: | 0269-9702 |
Language Note: | English |
Unique Identifier: | 118264352 |
Notes: | KIE BoB Subject Heading: bioethics 2 refs. |
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Abstract:
I explore the implications of the foundation metaphor for understanding the role of moral theories in ethics and bioethics and argue that its disadvantages outweigh its advantages. I then consider two other metaphors that might be used instead, those of frameworks and lenses. I propose that the metaphor of lenses is most promising in providing methodological guidance for drawing on moral theories when deliberating about bioethical problems.
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