1992/10/01 by David DeGrazia · 1 citation
Health Professions · Medicine · #Ethics in medical practice #Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare #Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
paper · doi:10.1093/jmp/17.5.511
openalex publication_date 1992/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/20
The field of bioethics has deployed different models of justification for particular moral judgments. The best known models are those of deductivism, casuistry, and principlism (under one, rather limited interpretation). Each of these models, however, has significant difficulties that are explored in this essay. An alternative model, suggested by the work of Henry Richardson, is presented. It is argued that specified principlism is the most promising model of justification in bioethics.