Autori: Marie-Catherine Letendre Titolo: The Bioethical and Cultural Implications of the Truth-telling Debates Sottotitolo: Editore: APRA - IF press Città: Roma Anno: 2010 ISBN: 978-88-95565-36-1 N. pagine: 393 Formato: 17x24 Prezzo: 32,90 euro	N. visite:   4297

In this dissertation, I intend to show to show that, though the scholars who point out these incommensurable modes of moral reasoning have influenced the writings of bioethicists, the current methodologies within the field of bioethics and the strategies developed by physicians in clinical settings to accommodate culture, continue to emphasize the commonality of human morality. The best approach, I suggest, is to begin from a basis of unity and move outward to understand different approaches that reflect the same reality. Truth-telling as a principle of bioethics, I will argue, needs to be allowed the influence of cultural norms and a variety of expressions and not narrowly defined and imposed as a product of one single culture. Telling the truth implies “deciding in favor of the good.”  This beneficent intention can be translated in a variety of ways through the medium of cultural norms and different medical traditions.
My aim in analyzing the issues of the truth-telling debate is to better appreciate the contributions of bioethical discussion, the enormous force of cultural viewpoints, and the contemporary transformation of the doctor/patient relationship in accommodating both bioethics and culture.

Marie-Catherine Letendre  born in Newport, Rhode Island but enjoyed her childhood in San Diego, California, Marie attended high school in Beaverton, Oregon. In 2002, Marie moved to Rome, Italy to assume the position of Religious Studies Department Chair at Marymount International School where she currently teaches. While in Rome, she earned a Licentiate in Bioethics from Ateneo Pontifico Regina Apostolorum (June 2006) and a Doctorate in Bioethics (March 2009).