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SUMMARY:The Role of the Social Sciences in Bioethics: Moving the Agenda Fo
 rward. - Prof. Oonagh Corrigan (Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistr
 y\, University of Plymouth)
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CONTACT:Naomi White
DESCRIPTION:While the inclusion of the Social Sciences in the field of Bio
 ethics has often been sought and welcomed by policy makers\, the relations
 hip between the two has been fraught with difficulties and disagreement. M
 oral\nphilosophy tends to dominate the field and is underpinned by abstrac
 t but robust moral theories which their practitioners draw on to develop m
 orally\nreasoned arguments about the right thing to do. The social science
 s on the other hand have increasingly become detached from their epistemol
 ogical\npositions and appeal to their data -as evidence of what 'is' and d
 o not always address the issue of what ought to be done. I suggest a 'soci
 o-ethical' approach as a way forward. This approach will be illustrated wi
 th reference to empirical research on families and\nbiomedicine.\n
LOCATION:Room 606\, Centre for Family Research
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