Lee, a response might be to require all technical students, such as scientists and engineers to undertake courses in humanities and social science. The principle could be applied to students of gender studies and other social sciences, requiring them to interact with behavioral biologists. How else can gender studies and social science in general become engaged in the larger world of science? Without such interaction between the two, the reputation of truth and reason will remain to be claimed as an equally legitimate position i.e., the definition of Cultural/ Moral Relativism, that being the embrace of all “ truths” as having equal and unassailable legitimacy. When taken further to Absolute Relativism, this is where only one “ truth”pertains, the other, not only wrong, but regarded as “ evil”. This is core Marxist theory
Unfortunately the bioethics I see touching on gender medicine, where you might hope to see the helpful influence of the humanities, almost always manages to conclude that medical intervention with minors is ethical.
Bernard, you have put your finger on the core conundrum, that being the inexplicable capture of so many key clinicians by a social science ideology. These folk have , western world wide , managed to have bluffed their academic institutions, government regulatory bodies and legislators into quiet collusion. They doubtless exhibit genuinely felt compassion for their patients but those of us , unable to find the same capacity to embrace such repudiation of Truth and Reason, inherit to their position, who remain left feeling somewhat stranded in to be able to be supportive of medical intervention , importantly and specifically in minors , are left , incredulous and continue to find it difficult to obtain a safe space to be able express caution and concern without risking career retribution or personal vilification. Having retired from practice I have no such personal fears but have a sense of gratitude for the privilege afforded me over the years to have gained the trust of my patients and that sense of gratitude, one would hope to be the factor which will ultimately see an articulation of a challenge and confrontation of what can only be described as what has been a stain on my profession, inflicted by a relatively small but powerful and vocal subset of clinicians who have been better organized and prepared to fight harder. We are in trouble and the beast just gets stronger, left unchallenged
Lee, a response might be to require all technical students, such as scientists and engineers to undertake courses in humanities and social science. The principle could be applied to students of gender studies and other social sciences, requiring them to interact with behavioral biologists. How else can gender studies and social science in general become engaged in the larger world of science? Without such interaction between the two, the reputation of truth and reason will remain to be claimed as an equally legitimate position i.e., the definition of Cultural/ Moral Relativism, that being the embrace of all “ truths” as having equal and unassailable legitimacy. When taken further to Absolute Relativism, this is where only one “ truth”pertains, the other, not only wrong, but regarded as “ evil”. This is core Marxist theory
Unfortunately the bioethics I see touching on gender medicine, where you might hope to see the helpful influence of the humanities, almost always manages to conclude that medical intervention with minors is ethical.
Bernard, you have put your finger on the core conundrum, that being the inexplicable capture of so many key clinicians by a social science ideology. These folk have , western world wide , managed to have bluffed their academic institutions, government regulatory bodies and legislators into quiet collusion. They doubtless exhibit genuinely felt compassion for their patients but those of us , unable to find the same capacity to embrace such repudiation of Truth and Reason, inherit to their position, who remain left feeling somewhat stranded in to be able to be supportive of medical intervention , importantly and specifically in minors , are left , incredulous and continue to find it difficult to obtain a safe space to be able express caution and concern without risking career retribution or personal vilification. Having retired from practice I have no such personal fears but have a sense of gratitude for the privilege afforded me over the years to have gained the trust of my patients and that sense of gratitude, one would hope to be the factor which will ultimately see an articulation of a challenge and confrontation of what can only be described as what has been a stain on my profession, inflicted by a relatively small but powerful and vocal subset of clinicians who have been better organized and prepared to fight harder. We are in trouble and the beast just gets stronger, left unchallenged