Narrative ethics: A stage for bioethical deliberation

Abstract

This article presents the experience of the courses Narrative Ethics I and Narrative Ethics II, taught in the Spe-cialization and Master programs in the Bioethics Department at the Universidad El Bosque. It shows the richness of ethical conflicts discussed and analyzed for over a decade. The information was obtained from various sources and organized on two theoretical pillars: narrative ethics in medical training and narrative ethics in the context of pedagogy of feelings and citizenship building. In the subjects of narrative ethics, students and faculty deliberate on various conflicts arising from the work, its staging and its interaction with the participant community. These courses help form a critical and reflective spirit in the students; also, they encourage discussion and ethical deli-beration from the narrative expressions in different contexts.

Keywords

• bioethics
• ethics
• medical
• moral development
• narration
• education.