Intuitions, principles and consequences

Shaw, Ashley

doi:10.1136/jme.27.1.16

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“…Firstly, Shaw reminds us that "moral intuitions are so often right, or at least consistent with a widespread view of what is right." (Shaw, 2001). There is of course, something faintly question-begging about this claim, as it necessarily presupposes an objective standard of rightness.…”

Section: Moral Intuition: Origins Uses and Problemsmentioning

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Moral Intuition in Clinical Decision-Making

MBChB¹,

(Hons)²,

Liam³

2011

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The United Kingdom's General Medical Council investigation of Dr. Michael Munro raises concerns about the ability of normative ethics to satisfactorily 'solve' ethical dilemmas in isolation within the real world. In this particular case it seems vague utilitarian principles were used to justify actions by a doctor that many people find morally unacceptable. This raises questions of what we might do when we find our normative ethical theories conflicting with our moral intuitions. Is there more to our ethical deliberations than merely implementing specific normative theories? Is there in fact a role for considering other elements in the decision-making process, such as one's moral intuition? I suggest that despite being criticised as overly subjective or unreliable, there may still be a persuasive social and moral justification for paying attention to the unease of moral intuition when we find it conflicting with our normative judgments, especially in complex real-life clinical situations.

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Section: Moral Intuition: Origins Uses and Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moral Intuition in Clinical Decision-Making

MBChB¹,

(Hons)²,

Liam³

2011

OJHE

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“…Ethical problems in everyday practice have not gained much bioethical attention (6,7). The big issues have been prioritization, end of life decisions and recent advances in biotechnology, although physicians' role and behaviour, gate-keeping in health care, usability of guidelines and paternalism vs. autonomy have been discussed (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”

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Ethical dilemmas in antibiotic prescribing: analysis of everyday practice

Björnsdóttir¹,

Hansen

2002

J Clin Pharm Ther

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Balancing of pros and cons was prominent in our informants' decision making but often resulted in decisions that deviated from the ethical guidance. The ranking varied much between the GPs. The highest priorities in the GPs' practice were related to the patient's everyday life (sometimes autonomy, sometimes beneficence in a broad sense), doctor-patient relationship (communication competence), the patient's perceived importance on the job market (society) and relationship with colleagues (fraternal). Perceived lack of resources and uncertainty with respect to both diagnostic and treatment decisions frequently influenced decision making.

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Intuitions, principles and consequences

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Moral Intuition in Clinical Decision-Making

Moral Intuition in Clinical Decision-Making

Ethical dilemmas in antibiotic prescribing: analysis of everyday practice

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