TY - JOUR
T1 - Reconstructionist Confucianism and health care
T2 - An Asian moral account of health care resource allocation
AU - Fan, Ruiping
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - In this article, I offer an abridged reconstruction of the foundational elements of Confucian moral commitments, which, I will argue, still provide the background moral substance for moral reflection in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Korea. The essay presents implications of Confucianism for establishing an appropriate health care system and critically assesses the features of current health polices in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The goal is to offer a family-oriented, non-individualist account of resource allocation that takes family authority and responsibility seriously.
AB - In this article, I offer an abridged reconstruction of the foundational elements of Confucian moral commitments, which, I will argue, still provide the background moral substance for moral reflection in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Korea. The essay presents implications of Confucianism for establishing an appropriate health care system and critically assesses the features of current health polices in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The goal is to offer a family-oriented, non-individualist account of resource allocation that takes family authority and responsibility seriously.
KW - Confucian bioethics
KW - Confucianism
KW - Familism
KW - Reconstructionist confucianism
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U2 - 10.1076/jmep.27.6.675.13795
DO - 10.1076/jmep.27.6.675.13795
M3 - RGC 62 - Review of books or of software (or similar publications/items)
C2 - 12607163
SN - 0360-5310
VL - 27
SP - 675
EP - 682
JO - Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
JF - Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
IS - 6
ER -