TY - JOUR
T1 - Recognizing values
T2 - a descriptive-causal method for medical/scientific discourses.
AU - Sadler, J. Z.
PY - 1997/12
Y1 - 1997/12
N2 - While much discussion in bioethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of medicine concerns the proper handling and uses of value considerations, there has been little discussion about how to identify or recognize values in medical/scientific discourse. This article presents a heuristic method for identifying values in such discourses. Values are defined as descriptions or conditions that guide human action and are praise- or blameworthy. Values manifest themselves in discourses in one or more of three dimensions: linguistic, causal, and descriptive; each with distinctive "subtypes". By recognizing the various ways that values manifest in discourses, a "values scholar" can ask relevant questions of the discourse and thereby come to recognize potential evaluative meanings in the discourse. Numerous examples are provided from the author's own research program. Strengths, limitations, and paths to developing the model are briefly discussed.
AB - While much discussion in bioethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of medicine concerns the proper handling and uses of value considerations, there has been little discussion about how to identify or recognize values in medical/scientific discourse. This article presents a heuristic method for identifying values in such discourses. Values are defined as descriptions or conditions that guide human action and are praise- or blameworthy. Values manifest themselves in discourses in one or more of three dimensions: linguistic, causal, and descriptive; each with distinctive "subtypes". By recognizing the various ways that values manifest in discourses, a "values scholar" can ask relevant questions of the discourse and thereby come to recognize potential evaluative meanings in the discourse. Numerous examples are provided from the author's own research program. Strengths, limitations, and paths to developing the model are briefly discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/jmp/22.6.541
DO - 10.1093/jmp/22.6.541
M3 - Article
C2 - 9501282
AN - SCOPUS:0031302951
SN - 0360-5310
VL - 22
SP - 541
EP - 565
JO - The Journal of medicine and philosophy
JF - The Journal of medicine and philosophy
IS - 6
ER -