Aristotle and Principlism in Bioethics

• Authors: Cimakasky Joseph , Polansky Ronald
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Principlism, a most prominent approach in bioethics, has been criticized for lacking an underlying moral theory. We propose that the four principles of principlism can be related to the four traditional cardinal virtues. These virtues appear prominently in Plato's Republic and in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. We show how this connection can be made. In this way principlism has its own compelling ethical basis.

Keywords

EN

Aristotle; principlism; bioethics; cardinal virtues

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Diametros
• Year: 2015
• Issue: Diametros 45
• Pages: 59-70

Dates

published

2015-09

Contributors

author

Cimakasky Joseph

• Cabrini College

author

Polansky Ronald

• McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Duquesne University

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Notes

Special Topic – Aristotelian Recources of Bioethics

Identifiers

DOI

dx.doi.org/10.13153/diam.45.2015.796