The relevance of moral theory to pediatric neurology.
Although you should never abandon your well-considered moral judgments because of their conflict with a moral theory, you should also usually not hold that your well-considered moral judgments are the only correct moral judgments. Common morality does not provide unique correct answers to every moral question, it only sets limits to the range of morally acceptable answers. In serious discussions of controversial cases or policies, almost all of the answers will be morally acceptable. The recognition that there are sometimes several conflicting morally acceptable answers allows for a friendly and fruitful discussion with no one sacrificing their moral integrity.
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Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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