Phenomenology, Saudi Arabia, and an argument for the standardization of clinical ethics consultation

Phenomenology, Saudi Arabia, and an argument for the standardization of clinical ethics consultation

Brummett, Abram
Muaygil, Ruaim

English

20210312

Background: The purpose of this study is to make a philosophical argument against the phenomenological critique of standardization in clinical ethics. We used the context of clinical ethics in Saudi Arabia to demonstrate the importance of credentialing clinical ethicists. Methods: Philosophical methods of argumentation and conceptual analysis were used. Results: We found the phenomenological critique of standardization to be flawed because it relies on a series of false dichotomies. Conclusions: We concluded that the phenomenological framing of the credentialing debate relies upon two extreme views to be navigated between, not chosen among, in the credentialing of clinical ethicists.

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clinical ethics [pri]; ethics consultations [pri]; social control [pri]; standards [pri]

bioethical issues; counseling; ethicists' role; mediation; philosophy

Saudi Arabia

Islamic bioethics

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine. 2021 March 12; 16(1):1: 9p.

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