Chambers T
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, USA.
J Med Philos. 1996 Jun;21(3):287-302. doi: 10.1093/jmp/21.3.287.
Most ethicists have paid little attention to the rhetorical features of case presentations. In order to examine the constructed nature of bioethics cases, this paper examines the literary characteristics of four presentations of Donald "Dax" Cowart's story. By comparing tellings of the same case, a pattern of redaction is revealed by which the tellers conceal the very features that would challenge the perspectives taken in their arguments. In conclusion, the issue of the applied nature of bioethics is examined.
大多数伦理学家很少关注案例呈现的修辞特征。为了考察生物伦理学案例的建构性质,本文审视了唐纳德·“达克斯”·考沃特故事的四种呈现方式的文学特征。通过比较同一案例的不同讲述方式,揭示了一种编辑模式,讲述者通过这种模式掩盖了那些会挑战其论点中所采用观点的特征。最后,对生物伦理学的应用性质问题进行了考察。