 Ethical Theory
"Ethical Theory" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A philosophically coherent set of propositions (for example, utilitarianism) which attempts to provide general norms for the guidance and evaluation of moral conduct. (from Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed)
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D028663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.316.169 K01.752.256.118
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethical Theory- Ethical Theory
- Ethical Theories
- Theories, Ethical
- Theory, Ethical
- Normative Ethics
- Ethic, Normative
- Ethics, Normative
- Normative Ethic
Teleological Ethics- Teleological Ethics
- Ethic, Teleological
- Teleological Ethic
- Ethics, Teleological
Deontological Ethics- Deontological Ethics
- Deontological Ethic
- Ethic, Deontological
- Ethics, Deontological
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethical Theory" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Mathews DJ, Hester DM, Kahn J, McGuire A, McKinney R, Meador K, Philpott-Jones S, Youngner S, Wilfond BS. A Conceptual Model for the Translation of Bioethics Research and Scholarship. Hastings Cent Rep. 2016 09; 46(5):34-9.
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Hester DM, Lew CD, Swota A. When Rights Just Won't Do: Ethical Considerations When Making Decisions for Severely Disabled Newborns. Perspect Biol Med. 2016; 58(3):322-7.
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