title: Consensus and independent judgment in clinical ethics: or what can an eighteenth-century French mathematician teach us about ethics consultation?
authors.affiliation: New York Medical College, New York City, USA. ljansen@svcmcny.org
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D032921:Consensus; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000941:ethics*; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment / Q000941:ethics*; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008433:Mathematics / Q000266:history; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017008:Negotiating; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics*; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000941:ethics; D011361:Professional Competence; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000941:ethics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D035502:Trust