Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Current Dilemma and the Need for Moral Philosophy; 1.1 Why Does Medicine Need Moral Philosophy?; 1.2 Ethical Conflicts; 1.3 Ethics or Morals?; 1.4 The Rationale for This Book; 1.5 Chapter Outline; References; 2 Traditional Approaches to Ethical Decision Making; 2.1 What Can History Tell Us?; 2.2 The Ethics of Trolley Cars Speeding Out of Control; 2.3 Deontology; 2.3.1 Personhood; 2.3.2 Death in Intensive Care; 2.4 Teleology; 2.5 Virtue Ethics; 2.6 Islamic-Judaeo-Christian Influences; 2.7 Summary; References

3 Balancing Old and New Approaches: Principlism Versus Proportionism3.1 Principlism; 3.1.1 Autonomy; 3.1.2 Non-maleficence, Beneficence, Justice; 3.1.3 The Four Principles in Practice; 3.2 The Proportionist Approach; 3.3 Summary; References; 4 The Foundations and Benefits of Dialogic Consensus; 4.1 So What Is Different About Our Contemporary Era?; 4.2 The Discourse Theory of Morality and Communicative Action; 4.3 Dialogue, Consensus, and Dialogic Consensus; 4.3.1 Dialogue; 4.3.2 Consensus; 4.3.3 Dialogic Consensus; 4.4 An Example of a Case Conference Using Dialogic Consensus; 4.5 Summary