Critical ethics is based on the rigorous analysis of factual aspects and relevant normative or value considerations, with a view to a decision that is attentive to circumstances and based on individual autonomy. This approach is essential for dealing with complex or conflicting situations, such as those that characterize bioethics. It is possible, by working on the idea of reflexive morality and the idea of discernment developed by Catholic theology and thought, to loosen the rigidity of contrasts that have conditioned the bioethical debate in Italy in recent decades while at the same time highlighting some crucial issues for the future of democratic societies.
Un’etica critica è basata sull’analisi rigorosa degli aspetti fattuali e delle considerazioni normative o valoriali rilevanti, in vista di una decisione attenta alle circostanze e basata sull’autonomia dell’individuo. Questo approccio è fondamentale per affrontare situazioni complesse o di conflitto, come quelle che caratterizzano la bioetica. È possibile, lavorando sull’idea di moralità riflessiva e su quella di discernimento elaborata dalla teologia e dal pensiero cattolici, allentare la rigidità di contrapposizioni che hanno condizionato il dibattito bioetico in Italia in questi ultimi decenni, evidenziando allo stesso tempo alcune questioni cruciali per il futuro delle società democratiche.
Semplici, S. (2022). Etica critica, discernimento, democrazia. BIOETICA, XXX(1-2), 123-140.
Etica critica, discernimento, democrazia
S. Semplici
2022-01-01
Abstract
Critical ethics is based on the rigorous analysis of factual aspects and relevant normative or value considerations, with a view to a decision that is attentive to circumstances and based on individual autonomy. This approach is essential for dealing with complex or conflicting situations, such as those that characterize bioethics. It is possible, by working on the idea of reflexive morality and the idea of discernment developed by Catholic theology and thought, to loosen the rigidity of contrasts that have conditioned the bioethical debate in Italy in recent decades while at the same time highlighting some crucial issues for the future of democratic societies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.