Boyd K M
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
J Med Ethics. 2005 Aug;31(8):481-6. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.005710.
Medical ethics, principles, persons, and perspectives is discussed under three headings: History, Theory, and Practice. Under Theory, the author will say something about some different approaches to the study and discussion of ethical issues in medicine--especially those based on principles, persons, or perspectives. Under Practice, the author will discuss how one perspectives based approach, hermeneutics, might help in relation first to everyday ethical issues and then to public controversies. In that context some possible advantages of moving from controversy to conversation will be explored; and that will then be illustrated with reference to a current controversy about the use of human embryos in stem cell therapy research. The paper begins with history, and it begins in the author's home city of Edinburgh.
医学伦理、原则、人物及观点将在三个标题下进行讨论：历史、理论与实践。在理论部分，作者将阐述一些研究和讨论医学伦理问题的不同方法，尤其是那些基于原则、人物或观点的方法。在实践部分，作者将讨论一种基于观点的方法——诠释学，它如何首先有助于解决日常伦理问题，进而应对公共争议。在这种背景下，将探讨从争议转向对话的一些可能优势；随后将以当前关于干细胞治疗研究中使用人类胚胎的争议为例进行说明。本文从历史开始，且始于作者的家乡爱丁堡。
