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327) Nevertheless, an important function of philosophy and ethics is to inform and improve policy.
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PMID:23338041 DOI:10.1007/s10728-013-0239-2
2015 Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy
* How can one be both a philosophical ethicist and a democrat?
- How can one be both a philosophical ethicist and a democrat? In this article I conclude that it can be difficult to reconcile the two roles. One involves understanding, and reconciling, the conflicting views of citizens, and the other requires the pursuit of truth through reason. Nevertheless, an important function of philosophy and ethics is to inform and improve policy. If done effectively, we could expect better, and more just, laws and policies, thereby benefiting many lives. So applying philosophical thinking to policy is an important job. However, it comes with substantial difficulties, not least in reconciling, or choosing between, competing philosophical theories. Despite the importance of the task, and the apparent obstacles, there is relatively little literature on how to apply ethics to real-world policy-making. Democracies need ethicists who can engage in democratic debate and bridge the gap between philosophy and public policy. I offer some tactics here.
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--- WordNet output for important --- =>重要な, 有力な, 重大な, 大切な Overview of adj important The adj important has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (146) important, of import -- (of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day") 2. (4) significant, important -- (important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant") 3. (2) crucial, important -- (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women") 4. (1) authoritative, important -- (having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner") 5. important -- (having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office") --- WordNet end ---