Debating diversity: a commentary on Standards of practice in empirical bioethics research

BMC Medical Ethics
Stacy M Carter

Abstract

This article provides a commentary on Standards of practice in empirical bioethics research by Ives and colleagues (in this Issue). There is much to admire in the paper, and in the demanding consensus-building process on which it reports. I discuss the problems and limits of methodological standardisation, and a central conceptual tension that appears to have divided participants. I suggest that the finished product should be understood as a record of a methodological conversation, rather than being used as a disciplinary tool to limit the evolution of empirical bioethics.

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Jul 14, 2018·BMC Medical Ethics·Michael DunnJan Schildmann

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