Between Relativism and Imperialism: Navigating Moral Diversity in Cross-Cultural Bioethics

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 162-171

  Beck, Daniel ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Culture; Developing world bioethics; Moral relativism; Moral universalism; Naturalized ethics

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORALITY;

BIOETHICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MORALS;

EID: 84946477228     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: 14718847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dewb.12059     Document Type: Article

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