Dax redacted: The economies of truth in bioethics

Tod Chambers

doi:10.1093/jmp/21.3.287

Dax redacted: The economies of truth in bioethics

Tod Chambers^*

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Abstract

Most ethicists have paid little attention to the rhetorical features of case presentations. In order to examine the constructed nature of bioethics cases, this paper examines the literary characteristics of four presentations of Donald "Dax" Cowart's story. By comparing tellings of the same case, a pattern of redaction is revealed by which the tellers conceal the very features that would challenge the perspectives taken in their arguments. In conclusion, the issue of the applied nature of bioethics is examined.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	287-302
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/21.3.287
State	Published - Jun 1996

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Medical ethics
Narratology
Rhetoric

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General Medicine

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