[Morality, ethics and public health: philosophy and the challenge of pluralism]

(Moral, Ethik und Public Health : Philosophie und die Herausforderung des Pluralismus.)

Full Abstract

Public health frequently raises moral questions. In the face of moral controversies and dissent about values, one may hope for guidance by ethical reflection. However, the topic and methods of ethics are also subject to fundamental disagreement. This article illustrates this by using the example of different approaches to the definition of morality and the controversy about general methods of justification. It also examines some of the implications of these controversies.

Author information

Author/s: Werner, M H (MH);

Affiliation: Departement Wijsbegeerte, Universität Utrecht 80126, 3508TC Utrecht, Niederlande. micha.werner(-atsign-)phil.uu.nl

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Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz (Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 52 (issue 5) : pp 489-93

Dates: Created 2009/05/01; Completed 2009/05/18;

PMID: 19330272, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 5/18/2009)

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