Watson J.C., Guidry-Grimes L.K. (Eds.) Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics

Springer, 2018. — 304 p. — (Philosophy and Medicine 129). — ISBN: 978-3-319-92758-9.This collection addresses whether ethicists, like authorities in other fields, can speak as experts in their subject matter. Though ethics consultation is a growing practice in medical contexts, there remain difficult questions about the role of ethicists in professional decision-making. Contributors examine the nature and plausibility of moral expertise, the relationship between character and expertise, the nature and limits of moral authority, how one might become a moral expert, and the trustworthiness of moral testimony. This volume engages with the growing literature in these debates and offers new perspectives from both academics and practitioners. The readings will be of particular interest to bioethicists, clinicians, ethics committees, and students of social epistemology. These new essays promise to advance discussions in the professionalization and accreditation of ethics consultation.Moral Expertise: A Comparative Philosophical Approach
Ethics Expertise: What It Is, How to Get It, and What to Do with It
Why Moral Expertise Needs Moral Theory
Moral Experts, Deference & Disagreement
Credentials for Moral Expertise
Can Moral Authorities Be Hypocrites?
If There Were Moral Experts, What Would They Tell Others? Answers for Dilemmas from Early Chinese Philosophy
Moral Experts, Ethico-Epistemic Processes, and Discredited Knowers: An Epistemology for Bioethics
The Nature of Ethics Expertise in Clinical Ethics and Implications for Training of Clinical Ethics Consultants
Moral Expertise in the Context of Clinical Ethics Consultation
Are Hospital Ethicists Experts? Taking Ethical Expertise Seriously
The Necessity of Clinical Experience in Medical Ethics Expertise
Clinical Ethics Expertise & the Antidote to Provider Values-Imposition
Clinical Ethics Consultation: Moralism and Moral Expertise
To Stretch toward without Reaching: Moral Expertise as a Paradox in Clinical Ethics Consultation
Building Clinical Ethics Expertise through Mentored Training at the Bedside