The future of empirical research in bioethics.
Good empirical research is essential to providing sound answers about the facts of the matter, thereby informing bioethical theory and policy. Nevertheless, relatively few topics have been addressed adequately and the most powerful methods have not been exploited to maximize the potential contribution of this work to the field.
Faculty of the Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute, Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jeremy
J
Sugarman
D026683:Advisory Committees; D001675:Bioethics / Q000639:trends*; D036262:Empirical Research; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009014:Morals; D035842:Research Subjects