CONCLUSION Kon's (2009) proposed framework of empirical bioethics must consider the
interpretative limits of empirical research approaches in light of the different perspectives …

Background: Publications and discussions of survey research in empirical bioethics have
steadily increased over the past two decades. However, findings often differ among studies …

Background Despite the increased prevalence of bioethics research that seeks to use
empirical data to answer normative research questions, there is no consensus as to what an …

Since its origin, bioethics has attracted the collaboration of few social scientists, and social
scientific methods of gathering empirical data have remained unfamiliar to ethicists …

Background This is the first qualitative study to investigate how researchers, who do
empirical work in bioethics, relate to objectives of empirical research in bioethics (ERiB). We …

Background The increase in empirical methods of research in bioethics over the last two
decades is typically perceived as a welcomed broadening of the discipline, with increased …

Background A review of literature published a decade ago noted a significant increase in
empirical papers across nine bioethics journals. This study provides an update on the …

There has long been tension between bioethicists whose work focuses on classical
philosophical inquiry and those who perform empirical studies on bioethical issues. While …

For example, in 1999, Hope described six ways that empirical research contributes to
medical ethics, recognizing that philosophical arguments often depend on facts. First, are …

The past two decades have been witness to an “empirical turn” in bioethics. Whereas once
this field of study concerned itself purely with theoretical analysis of ethical issues emerging …