Chinese Medical Ethics

CME-29-01-2025-3153
Chinese Medical Ethics

Sexual tools rather than perfect partners : a reconsideration of sex robots

In Chapter 11 “sex robots” of the book Contemporary Medicine and Confucian Thought, through the review of articles by three scholars, Fan Ruiping proposed his view on sex robots from a Confucian perspective, that is, sex robots cannot and should not be regarded as perfect partners for humans. This viewpoint may face a series of challenges. Challenge one : in the future, robots with realistic human appearances may evolve to a stage where they can not only satisfy users’ sexual needs but also provide emotional value and do household chores. Isn’t this kind of robot tha

CME-29-01-2025-3152
Chinese Medical Ethics

Exploring ethical and legal education in the off-label drugs use during residency training

The off-label drugs use is a common practice in clinical medicine, which has both medical ethical legitimacy and ethical confusion, as well as hidden medical and legal risks. Appropriate the off-label drugs use can alleviate patients’ pain, otherwise endangering their safety. The new Physician Law establishes legal norms for the off-label drugs use. The medical ethics and health law knowledge learned by resident physicians during their undergraduate studies all are basic knowledge and general principles, while the legal and ethical knowledge about the off-label drugs use is insufficie

CME-29-01-2025-3151
Chinese Medical Ethics

Methodology dilemma of Western bioethics and transcendent approach based on Confucian bioethics

Western bioethics, with its theoretical basis in individualism, is essentially a form of universalist ethics that makes it difficult to respond to the complexities of moral life. Scholars represented by Engelhardt and MacIntyre have profoundly reflected on universalist ethics from the perspective of moral pluralism, but they have not been able to fundamentally resolve the disputes. Grasping the theoretical lineage of the controversy between universalism and particularism can provide an important reference for the construction of bioethics based on Confucianism in contemporary China. Further

CME-29-01-2025-3150
Chinese Medical Ethics

Analysis and implications of elderly care from the perspective of responsibility ethics: taking The Soul of Care as an example

This systematic review examines preschool educators’ perceptions and implementation of Values Education (VE), emphasizing its critical role in moral and ethical development during early childhood. Following PRISMA guidelines, the review synthesizes findings from Scopus, ERIC ProQuest, Web of Science, and PsycINFO, covering studies published between 2000 and 2024. While educators recognize the importance of VE in shaping children’s character and promoting ethical behavior, several inconsistencies exist in its application. Successful VE programs often include explicit curriculum i

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Etiquette practice:the starting point and landing point of Confucian medical decision-making

Medical care is not only related to individual life, aging, illness, and death, but also a negative force that tears apart existing family relationships. Compared with Western principled bioethics, Confucian bioethics emphasizes that in medical practice should be based on virtues, centered on the family, and guided by etiquette practices to make the most appropriate decisions for patients’ healthcare. As a moral practice theory, etiquette practice has established an appropriate starting point and landing point for the moral pursuit of Confucianism, as well as is reflected in the proce

Chinese Medical Ethics