Empirical and Narrative Ethics

Casuistry

Casuistry

uses case examples to teach us what ethical behavior is supposed to be like, similar to empirical ethics.

Empirical ethics

study of ethical beliefs, practices, and dilemmas exist in a particular setting.

Chaos story

no clear resolution for patient, often case for chronic and /or incurable illness.

Narrative ethics

reflection on particular stories to teach us about what "ethical "action may look like.

sequence

sequence of events, why someone made a certain decision, what consequences came about bc of it?

Quest story

having the illness changes/transforms the patient in some way

Restitution story

patient is restored to full health

Mattering maps

what things/values matter to different individuals/parties in the situation (clinicians, patient, etc.)

4 parts of mattering maps?

voice, character, plot, resolution

How does narrative ethics differ from empirical ethics?

Narrative ethics uses literature stories instead of gathering data from a population

How does narrative ethics differ from casuistry?

Interested in how people make moral decisions instead of finding generalizable ideas from case examples