TITLE:
Understanding the Ethical Theories in Medical Practice
AUTHORS:
Ahmed Bait Amer
KEYWORDS:
Ethical Theory, Utilitarianism, Teleology, Deontology, Principlism
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.9 No.2,
February
25,
2019
ABSTRACT: It is important to understand the basic of the ethical theories and how to utilize them to deal with the ethical dilemma in the medical practice. This article presents a brief review of three of famous philosophical theories of ethics, which may enrich our understanding and guide our behaviour in medical practice. Conclusion: There is no fully adequate moral theory which can singly explain all ethical or moral dilemmas and none of them also can singly explain all ethical or moral dilemmas.