We have lost sight of the vital symmetry between values and evidence. Values lay behind absolutely everything we do, yet we allow technical decision-making to dominate every social sphere, as if only 'the evidence' really matters.
In this extraordinarily original and compelling book, David Seedhouse advocates values-based decision-making as a much-needed means of restoring humane balance to social planning, and explains the innovative use of information technology to turn values into evidence.
The potential of values-based decision-making is huge and exciting. The final chapter of this seminal work points the way to a democratic future in which everyone's values can be seen and heard, regardless of technical knowledge or social status.
Values Based Decision-Making mostly uses examples drawn from the health field. Like David Seedhouse's many other books, it will be of considerable interest to all health professionals. But values-based decision-making reaches into every arena of human problem-solving, and should therefore be read by everyone who makes plans on behalf of other people.
Values Based Health Care: The Fundamentals of Ethical Decision-Making
About the Author.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
PART ONE: MR SPOCK'S MISTAKE.
Chapter One. The Limits of Reason.
Chapter Two. The Dominance of Values.
PART TWO: THE BIG PICTURE.
Chapter Three. The Truth about Relativism.
Chapter Four. How to Turn Values into Evidence.
Chapter Five. Goodbye Ethics Experts - The Democratic Promise of Values-Based Decision-Making.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.
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