Religion, secular medicine and utilitarianism: a response to Biggar
Nigel Biggar has argued that religion ought to be given a seat at the negotiating table of medical ethics. I respond in broadly utilitarian terms, arguing that the flawed empirical basis, lack of rationality and non-universality inherent in religion disqualify it from ethical discourse. I conclude t...
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BMJ Publ.
2015
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 11, Pages: 867-869 |
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