The morality of plastic surgery in the light of principlism

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Marlon R. Lat

Abstract

The thesis aims to determine the morality of plastic surgery through the principlism developed by Tom Beauchamp and James Childress. Interviews (personal, through email and Facebook) with plastic surgeons and people who have gone through plastic surgery were conducted, and will be used for the analysis of the application of principlism and its relevance in the practice of plastic surgery. This thesis begins by providing an overview of Plastic surgery. The advantages and disadvantages which were gathered from the interviews will be presented. At some point, this will provide insights on the practice and relevance of plastic surgery. Subsequently, it will present the principles of beneficence, non ? maleficence, autonomy and justice with corresponding sample situations, as it examines the morality of plastic surgery. The thesis asserts that adherence to principlism as applied in plastic surgery is not in conflict with the determinants of morality. It concludes with the claim that the practice of plastic surgery is moral in the light of the biomedical ethical principles invoked.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 P5 /S26

Document Type

Thesis

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