On peeling, slicing and dicing an onion: the complexity of taxonomies of values and medicine.

摘要: This essay is an array of several taxonomies values which bear on medicine. The first a rather low-level list types values, meant to be adequate observational data collection about human valuing. It proceeds discussion levels valuing so that senses ‘higher’ and ‘lower’ are articulated. Next, it offers consideration intrinsic versus extrinsic fundamental domestic (or mediating, enabling) along with the notions practice virtues. Finally analysis clusters value lines personal social professional acting as interlocking force fields affecting judgments, reactions decisions persons working in health care. In addition anticipated elucidation contained dialectic, two conclusions intended: (1) topic ‘values medicine’ staggeringly complex, (2) medical career best sense tragic fate noble calling doomed many failures because inability reconcile conflicts much techniques cannot accomplish everything.