Consequentialism, complacency, and slippery slope arguments

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-239

  Oakley, Justin ^a,b   Cocking, Dean ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consequentialism; Empiricism; Evidential warrant; Friendship; Partiality; Professional client relationships; Scare mongering; Slippery slope arguments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MORALITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS;

EID: 21344474138     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-005-3985-9     Document Type: Article

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