Bioethical pluralism and complementarity

Frederick Grinnell; Jeffrey P. Bishop; Laurence B. McCullough

doi:10.1353/pbm.2002.0047

Bioethical pluralism and complementarity

Frederick Grinnell, Jeffrey P. Bishop, Laurence B. McCullough

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This essay presents complementarity as a novel feature of bioethical pluralism. First introduced by Neils Bohr in conjunction with quantum physics, complementarity in bioethics occurs when different perspectives account for equally important features of a situation but are mutually exclusive. Unlike conventional approaches to bioethical pluralism, which attempt in one fashion or another to isolate and choose between different perspectives, complementarity accepts all perspectives.As a result, complementarity results in a state of holistic, dynamic tension, rather than one that yields singular or final moral judgments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	338-349
Number of pages	12
Journal	Perspectives in biology and medicine
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2002.0047
State	Published - 2002

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Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Health Policy
History and Philosophy of Science

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