It is impossible to determine what the future holds for anyone. Whatever decisions are made at the beginning of a life, for example, can have consequences for the future. Doctors are often placed in positions where they need to make decisions that could change the lives of people negatively or positively. The moral and ethical issues of a doctors decision become extremely difficult when it comes to negative consequences. As the video Does Doctor Know Best suggest, the difficulty lies in the conscience. If the rules and regulations cannot be applied, the doctor has to rely on their conscience. But there is the conflict between the doctor’s paternalism and the patient’s autonomy. The discussion then would reflect on the actions that the doctor would take when it comes to making decisions.
One of the issues with patient/doctor relationships is that the patient has autonomy over the decisions the …show more content…
The doctors that are given the choices can only reflect on their own conscience to make the right decisions. As said already, therefore, each need to have virtues, ethics, and morals to be ingrained their beings. Even though Plato and Aristotle are very similar in thinking, Aristotle would be a better choice. This is simply in terms of the fact that Plato changed much of his thought structure over the years of his life (Frede 2003, n.p). Aristotle also built his philosophy on God, and on the disputes he had with Plato’s writings. For moral, and ethical decisions, it would be more helpful than to use the writings of Aristotle, as his work has been consistent as opposed to that of Plato. This does not mean that one should not adhere to the words of Plato as well as he was indeed the teacher of Aristotle. For the purpose here, though, it is a better option to choose the Aristotle
One of the issues with patient/doctor relationships is that the patient has autonomy over the decisions the …show more content…
The doctors that are given the choices can only reflect on their own conscience to make the right decisions. As said already, therefore, each need to have virtues, ethics, and morals to be ingrained their beings. Even though Plato and Aristotle are very similar in thinking, Aristotle would be a better choice. This is simply in terms of the fact that Plato changed much of his thought structure over the years of his life (Frede 2003, n.p). Aristotle also built his philosophy on God, and on the disputes he had with Plato’s writings. For moral, and ethical decisions, it would be more helpful than to use the writings of Aristotle, as his work has been consistent as opposed to that of Plato. This does not mean that one should not adhere to the words of Plato as well as he was indeed the teacher of Aristotle. For the purpose here, though, it is a better option to choose the Aristotle