1991/09/01 by Albert R. Jonsen · 2 citations
Health Professions · #Ethics in medical practice
paper · doi:10.2307/3562885
openalex publication_date 1991/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/20
What has moral theory to do with practical judgment? The practical\nethicist can move by analogy from case to case, saying of most new cases, "Oh,\nI think I've been here before." Theory, ascending to a broader view, can\nprovide directions when the ethicist finds herself in unfamiliar\nterritory.