Pragmatic Principles - Methodological Pragmatism in the Principle-Based Approach to Bioethics

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 581-596

  Schmidt Felzmann, Heike ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Pragmatism; Principle based approach; William James

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; LOGIC; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

BIOETHICS; HUMANS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346607185     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.28.5.581.18817     Document Type: Review

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