The “s” in Bioethics: Past, Present and Future

摘要: What is bioethics? Who a bioethicist? Is bioethics an area of inquiry, discipline, or field? Are bioethicists members distinct profession? Some see as where individuals from different professions “meet” to inquire about ethical issues associated with science, medicine, technology, and health care. professionals who share goals, have specific socially recognized roles functions for which they ought be certified, accredited at least bound by code ethics. Others hold that we work toward such state in are defined robust ethos, shared goals perhaps even advocate particular moral positions together through their professional organization. Each these views proposes meaning its practitioners. In this chapter, first argue represent desire mean something very particular. Second, cannot live up expectation, given history, functional disciplinary diversity, so forth. short, demonstrate there multiple ways plural diverse. has implications education the life organization American Society Bioethics Humanities (ASBH). We any general discussion what it means educate would comparable having conversation educating teachers without specifying whether will teach age groups subjects, children special needs, Similarly, talk appropriate scope large like discussing includes anyone teacher, interest education, e.g., public school teachers, Montessori Waldorf homeschooling parents, dance scholars study educational systems pedagogy on. Third, diversity respected protected. The “s” significant not merely because describes current enterprise but future enterprise.