Waiting for St. Benedict Among the Ruins: MacIntyre and Medical Practice  

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Bishop, Jeffrey P.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 36 no. 2 (Apr. 2011), page 107-113.
Topik: Philosophy and Ethics; Theology; Medical Ethics; Bioethics

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.24 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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It would be very difficult to overstate the influence of Alasdair MacIntyre in philosophy and ethics, and even in theology. And given that medical ethics and bioethics are subsidiary domains of ethics, one could even see his influence in these areas as well. It is surprising, however, that all of the authors in this issue are not philosophers or theologians per se, but they are practitioners of medicine; they are engaged in practices, of which they are attempting to make sense through the lens of MacIntyre’s writings. They do not deal with ethics writ large in the sense of grand narratives or careful moral calculi, but with questions that are highly particular and central to their daily practices. In this issue of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, practitioners of surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, and psychiatry begin to explore their practices and the problems that have arisen as they try to cure disease and to relieve suffering in a disquieting world. There is a sense in each essay that we live after virtue, whether that phrase is taken to mean that we live after the decline of a coherent story that ties the cacophonous proclamations of liberal autonomy or whether that phrase is taken to mean a chasing after virtue.

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