Keywords
Islamismo
ética aplicada
pluralismo cultural
ética filosófica
principlismo Abortion in Islam
Applied Ethics
Cultural Pluralism
Philosophical Ethics
Principlism Aborto
Islam
ética aplicada
pluralismo cultural
ética filosófica
principialismo
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Abstract
This paper examines the roles of culture and virtues in medical ethics. It argues that principlism, which is the general approach to medical ethics in Western societies, is not comprehensive enough to fully understand how medical moral dilemmas are resolved in Western and non-Western societies. This is because principlism overlooks the importance of culture and virtues in the medical profession. To fully understand the nature of medico-ethical decision-making, we need to shift focus from principles to the virtues of the medical profession itself and the cultures of the societies within which medicine is practiced. I illustrate these claims with the example of abortion in Islamic ethics.
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