Transcript The Impact of Social Elements on Clinical Bioethics Michael Cheng

The Impact of Social
Elements on Clinical
Bioethics
Michael Cheng-tek Tai. Ph.D.
Dean, College of Medical Humanities & Social Sciences
Chungshan Medical University. Taichung. Taiwan
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I. Introduction
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What did Little Chiu’s anecdote or SARS’
experience reveal to us ?
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Terrie Schiavo and Social Debate in US
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II. Human and Social Factors
effecting Decision-making
1. Human-- righteous or biased ?
rational or irrational ?
altruistic or egoistic ?
pure or evil hearted ?
2. Society – moral or immoral ?
solidaritary or individualistic ?
organically functional or malfunctional ?
3. Should decision-making be subject to social factors ?
Deontological approach
Utilitarian approach
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III. Ethos and the Formation of Ethics
1. Ethics derives from ethos
2. Ethos as fundamental spirit of a culture
3. What are our social ethos ?
Proactive : filial piety ( micro and macro).
Reactive : my wellbeing vs social
wellbeing
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IV. Morality and Society
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Moral man in immoral society
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Immoral man in moral society
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The mutuality of moral man and moral
society
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Social phenomenon and social morality
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V. Medical Ethics and Physicians
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The ethics of physicians in a moral society
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The ethics of physicians in immoral society
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The spontaneous nature of medical ethics
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IV. The Attempt to Instill the Ethical
Manifestation
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medical education
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PGY
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continuing education
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VII. Different Theories
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Functional Solidarity (organism)
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Adverse Conflict ( class struggle)
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Symbolic Interaction (freewill)
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VIII. Conclusion
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Spontaneity and Artificiality
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Bioethics as an awareness. an attitude.
an application and a self-cultivation.
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