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Gordon, John-Stewart ORCID: 0000-0001-6589-2677 (2011). Global Ethics and Principlism. Kennedy Inst. Ethics J., 21 (3). S. 251 - 277. BALTIMORE: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1086-3249

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Abstract

This article examines the special relation between common morality and particular moralities in the four-principles approach and its use for global ethics. It is argued that the special dialectical relation between common morality and particular moralities is the key to bridging the gap between ethical universalism and relativism. The four-principles approach is a good model for a global bioethics by virtue of its ability to mediate successfully between universal demands and cultural diversity. The principle of autonomy (i.e., the idea of individual informed consent), however, does need to be revised so as to make it compatible with alternatives such as family- or community-informed consent. The upshot is that the contribution of the four-principles approach to global ethics lies in the so-called dialectical process and its power to deal with cross-cultural issues against the background of universal demands by joining them together.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gordon, John-Stewart UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-2677 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-489426
DOI:	10.1353/ken.2011.0011
Journal or Publication Title:	Kennedy Inst. Ethics J.
Volume:	21
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 251 - 277
Date:	2011
Publisher:	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	BALTIMORE
ISSN:	1086-3249
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COMMON MORALITY; MEDICAL-ETHICS; BIOETHICS; AUTONOMY; LIFE Multiple languages Ethics; Philosophy; Social Issues Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48942