A window into Richard M. Zaner's clinical ethics

Osborne P. Wiggins, John Z. Sadler

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Abstract

This essay introduces a thematic issue focused on the contributions to clinical ethics and the philosophy of medicine by Richard M. Zaner. We consider the apparent divorce of Zaner's philosophical roots from his recent narrative immersions into the blooming, buzzing confusions of clinical-moral lifeworlds. Our considerations of the Zanerian context and origins of the clinical encounter introduce the fundamental questions faced by Zaner and his commentators in this issue, questions about the role of ethics consultants, moral authority, and clinical truths.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005

Keywords

  • Clinical encounter
  • Clinical ethics
  • Context
  • Lifeworld
  • Phenomenology
  • Richard Zaner

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Issues, ethics and legal aspects

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