The field of bioethics is increasingly coming into contact with empirical research findings. In
this article, we ask what role empirical research can play in the process of ethical …

In medicine the metaphor of an earthquake is often used to denote spectacular,
earthshaking developments in the field of diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of diseases …

Since its origin, bioethics has attracted the collaboration of few social scientists, and social
scientific methods of gathering empirical data have remained unfamiliar to ethicists …

Background Despite the increased prevalence of bioethics research that seeks to use
empirical data to answer normative research questions, there is no consensus as to what an …

CONCLUSION Kon's (2009) proposed framework of empirical bioethics must consider the
interpretative limits of empirical research approaches in light of the different perspectives …

Background The use of empirical research methods in bioethics has been increasing in the
last decades. It has resulted in discussions about the 'empirical turn of bioethics' and raised …

Background Empirical-ethical research constitutes a relatively new field which integrates
socio-empirical research and normative analysis. As direct inferences from descriptive data …

Bioethical research has tended to focus on theoretical discussion of the principles on which
the analysis of ethical issues in biomedicine should be based. But this discussion often …

Background This paper reports the process and outcome of a consensus finding project,
which began with a meeting at the Brocher Foundation in May 2015. The project sought to …

Background The increase in empirical methods of research in bioethics over the last two
decades is typically perceived as a welcomed broadening of the discipline, with increased …