Research on the Possibility of the Synthesis of the Branches of Applied Ethics through Theoretical and Empirical Approach

通过理论和实证方法研究应用伦理学分支综合的可能性

基本信息

批准号：
15520020
负责人：
TAKAHASHI Takao
金额：
$ 1.92万
依托单位：
Kumamoto University
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
财政年份：
2003
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
2003 至 2005
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15520020/
关键词：
Synthesis of the Branch of the Applied Ethics Bioethics Environmental Ethics Information Ethics Ethics Founded on Empirical Research Reflective Equilibrium ケア自己決定調査倫理学

项目摘要

The purpose of this research was to find linkage among branches of Applied Ethics (e.g. Bioethics, Environmental Ethics, Information Ethics), and attempt to synthesize them. In order to do so, ethical principles relevant to these branches, and the fundamental structural relationships between them were theoretically examined. Concurrently, through surveys on moral consciousness and values, I tried to ground experimentally the abstract theoretical considerations.There are only a few researches on examination of the relationships among branches of applied ethics. Along with the data analysis, this research is the first of the kind to do so. However, in so doing, modification on the method of "Reflective Equilibrium" is required. Such research is, in the future, would be a significant topic in ethics, and therefore, this paper pioneers in such undertaking.Unfortunately, since there were only a few previous works on this topic, the process was faced with trial and error and did not progress as it had been hoped. Nevertheless, there were several theoretical developments, such as on relationship between Bioethics and Environmental Ethics, on the role of Bioethics in information era, on the issue of life and risks of self-determination, and on reflective equilibrium methodology. As for the experimental side, 4 surveys were conducted and I have found some significant results. These were utilized in some papers and in examining reflective equilibrium methodology.Conjunction between theory and experiments was achieved somewhat. However, the attempt to incorporate experimental research into theoretical research in order to obtain synergic effect was not fully accomplished. This remains to be a future topic.

本研究的目的是寻找应用伦理学分支（例如生物伦理学、环境伦理学、信息伦理学）之间的联系，并尝试将它们综合起来。为此，从理论上研究了与这些分支相关的伦理原则以及它们之间的基本结构关系。同时，通过对道德意识和价值观的调查，我试图通过实验为抽象的理论思考奠定基础。对应用伦理学各分支之间关系的研究很少。除了数据分析之外，这项研究也是同类研究中的首次。然而，这样做需要对“反射平衡”方法进行修改。此类研究在未来将成为伦理学中的一个重要课题，因此，本文在此类研究中开创了先河。不幸的是，由于之前关于该主题的著作很少，因此该过程面临着反复试验，并且没有成功。没有取得预期的进展。尽管如此，还是有一些理论发展，例如生命伦理学与环境伦理学之间的关系、生命伦理学在信息时代的作用、生命问题和自决风险以及反思平衡方法论。至于实验方面，我进行了4次调查，发现了一些有意义的结果。这些在一些论文和检验反思平衡方法中得到了利用。理论与实验之间取得了一定的结合。然而，将实验研究融入理论研究以获得协同效应的尝试并未完全实现。这仍然是未来的话题。