"Wedge Argument" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable outcome. (From Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995)
| Descriptor ID |
D035761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.113.875 N05.350.244.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Wedge Argument- Wedge Argument
- Wedge Arguments
- Slippery Slope Argument
- Slippery Slope Arguments
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wedge Argument" by people in Profiles.
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Reification and synergy in clinical ethics and its adequacy to the managed practice of medicine. J Med Philos. 1996 Feb; 21(1):1-6.
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Teetering on the precipice: a commentary on Lazarus's "How certain boundaries and ethics diminish therapeutic effectiveness. Ethics Behav. 1994; 4(3):283-6.
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The euthanasia debate and empirical evidence: separating burdens to others from one's own quality of life. J Clin Ethics. 1994; 5(2):155-8.