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Chapter-11 Philosophy and Bioethics

BOOK TITLE: A Textbook of Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

Author
1. Palatty Princy Louis
2. U Ashish Kumar
3. D’Souza Russell
ISBN
9789352704682
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18064_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Father Muller Medical College, and National Chair Curriculum
2. St John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3. Asia Pacific Division, UNESCO; Israel
Chapter keywords
Philosophy, bioethics, etymology, love of wisdom, ethnophilosophy, ideological philosophy, professional philosophy, normative science, metaphysics

Abstract

Philosophical thoughts and beliefs are the undercurrent in bioethics. Ethnophilosophy, ideological philosophy, professional philosophy, and philosophic sagacity are the learning of philosophy. Philosophy has to be separated from popular wisdom. Many of our beliefs and traditions have insufficient reasoning. Moreover, a consistent attitude is also not present. Common sense and sagacity merge to evolve the philosophical belief in a society. “Philosophy literally means love of wisdom” consists of rationalizing the fundamentals of nature, existence and reality. A figure related to the methods of philosophy has been presented in this chapter, which is very helpful for students or readers.

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