Benjamin M
Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
J Med Philos. 1990 Aug;15(4):375-89. doi: 10.1093/jmp/15.4.375.
Critically examining what most people take for granted is central to philosophical inquiry. Philosophers who accept positions on policy making commissions, tasks forces, or committees cannot, however, play the same uncompromisingly critical role in this capacity as they do in the classroom or in their personal research or writing. Still, philosophers have much to contribute to such bodies, and they can do so without compromising their integrity or betraying themselves as philosophers.
批判性地审视大多数人认为理所当然的事物是哲学探究的核心。然而，在决策委员会、特别工作组或委员会中任职的哲学家，无法像在课堂上、个人研究或写作中那样，以这种身份发挥同样毫不妥协的批判作用。尽管如此，哲学家仍能为这些机构做出很大贡献，而且他们这样做不会损害自己的正直，也不会背叛自己作为哲学家的身份。
