Consensus by Committee: Philosophical and Social Aspects of Ethics Committees

摘要: Until recently, the literature of biomedical ethics has not attended in analytical detail to nature consensus.1 This is curious if one considers that origins modern bioethics are closely tied episodes apparent consensus about use human subjects among scientific investigators, uses now regarded as wholly unacceptable. Rather, it been concept autonomy attracted most attention bioethics, perhaps antidote moral pitfalls consensus.