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Of Balloons and Bicycles—or—The Relationship between Ethical Theory and Practical Judgment
Author(s) -
Jonsen Albert R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3562885
Subject(s) - ethical theory , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy
What has moral theory to do with practical judgment? The practical ethicist can move by analogy from case to case, saying of most new cases, “Oh, I think I've been here before.” Theory, ascending to a broader view, can provide directions when the ethicist finds herself in unfamiliar territory.