 Ethical Theory
"Ethical Theory" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A philosophically coherent set of propositions (for example, utilitarianism) which attempts to provide general norms for the guidance and evaluation of moral conduct. (from Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed)
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D028663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.118 N05.350.256
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethical Theory- Ethical Theory
- Ethical Theories
- Theories, Ethical
- Theory, Ethical
- Normative Ethics
- Ethic, Normative
- Ethics, Normative
- Normative Ethic
Deontological Ethics- Deontological Ethics
- Deontological Ethic
- Ethic, Deontological
- Ethics, Deontological
Teleological Ethics- Teleological Ethics
- Ethic, Teleological
- Teleological Ethic
- Ethics, Teleological
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethical Theory" by people in Profiles.
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Wynia MK. Answering the 'so what?' question for empirical research in bioethics. Am J Bioeth. 2009; 9(6-7):68-9.
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Wynia MK. Breaching confidentiality to protect the public: evolving standards of medical confidentiality for military detainees. Am J Bioeth. 2007 Aug; 7(8):1-5.
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Wynia MK. Risk and trust in public health: a cautionary tale. Am J Bioeth. 2006 Mar-Apr; 6(2):3-6.
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Wynia MK. Oversimplifications II: Public health ethics ignores individual rights. Am J Bioeth. 2005 Sep-Oct; 5(5):6-8.
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Wynia MK. Consequentialism and harsh interrogations. Am J Bioeth. 2005; 5(1):4-6.
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Coors ME, Hunter L. Evaluation of genetic enhancement: will human wisdom properly acknowledge the value of evolution? Am J Bioeth. 2005; 5(3):21-2; discussion W4-9.
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Wolkow T. Biology for the utilitarian. Cell Biol Educ. 2004; 3(1):18-9.
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Glover JJ. Should families make health care decisions? MD Law Rev. 1994; 53(4):1158-72.
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