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Fragmentation and Consensus
Mark G. Kuczewski
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Description for Fragmentation and Consensus
Paperback. Both communitarianism and casuistry have sought to restore ethics as a practical science - the former by incorporating various traditions into a shared definition of the common good, the latter by considering the circumstances of each situation through critical reasoning. This title analyzes the origins and methods of these two approaches. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Both communitarianism and casuistry have sought to restore ethics as a practical science - the former by incorporating various traditions into a shared definition of the common good, the latter by considering the circumstances of each situation through critical reasoning. Mark G. Kuczewski analyzes the origins and methods of these two approaches and forges from them a new unified approach. This approach takes the communitarian notion of the person as its starting point but also relies upon the narrative and analogical tools of case-based reasoning. He separates out the rhetoric that is incongruent with the Aristotelian aspirations of each method ... Read more
Both communitarianism and casuistry have sought to restore ethics as a practical science - the former by incorporating various traditions into a shared definition of the common good, the latter by considering the circumstances of each situation through critical reasoning. Mark G. Kuczewski analyzes the origins and methods of these two approaches and forges from them a new unified approach. This approach takes the communitarian notion of the person as its starting point but also relies upon the narrative and analogical tools of case-based reasoning. He separates out the rhetoric that is incongruent with the Aristotelian aspirations of each method ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878407545
SKU
V9780878407545
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About Mark G. Kuczewski
Mark G. Kuczewski is an assistant professor of bioethics and director of graduate studies at the Center for the Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. He is the former associate director of the Consortium Ethics Program at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Ethics.
Reviews for Fragmentation and Consensus
An original and subtle moral theory... an interesting and valuable synthesis of two important approaches to bioethics... It will be of interest to anyone interested in the foundations of bioethics. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics