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Book Review | Physiotherapy | Turkiye | Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024 | Rating: 4.4 / 10

Pragmatic Judgments in Direct Patient Care Moral Theory at the Beginning of Clinical Ethics Consultation - Bernhard Bleyer: Book Review

Ines Oreskovic Cvetnic

Abstract: Pragmatic Judgments in Direct Patient Care provides insight into how moral theory influences clinical practice. Author Bleyer successfully combines theoretical and practical aspects of clinical ethical counseling, enabling professionals to better understand and make decisions in daily patient care. The book is an English edition of a text that was originally published in German under the title "Pragmatische Urteile in der unmittelbaren Patientenversorgung. Moraltheorie an den Anf?ngen Klinischer Ethikberatung" (2019). For this publication, the text of individual chapters has been revised and relevant references on the current state of research have been taken into account. dr. Brigitte Reschke of Springer - Verlag provided invaluable support to make the ideas available to the public. Historical changes in the approach to ethical issues in healthcare are analyzed in detail, as well as the influence of classical theories of pragmatism such as those of Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and John Dewey on the shaping of clinical practice. Special attention is paid to influential concepts such as the Quinlan case and the Presidential Commission reports. It is recommended as mandatory reading for all those who deal with clinical ethics or are interested in the theoretical development of ethical counseling in healthcare.

Keywords: Pragmatism, clinical ethics, counseling ethics, moral theories, health care, medical decision - making

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024,

Pages: 313 - 314