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Normative Foundations of Professional Ethics in
Rescue and Relief: A Methodological Approach
to Three Fundamental Questions
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Mahdi Fadaei *   |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Ethics and Education, Baqir al Ulum University, Qom, Iran |
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Abstract: (117 Views) |
| Professional ethics in rescue and relief constitutes a subfield of applied ethics. This field applies general ethical theories, standards, and principles to rescue operations while examining and resolving their ethical issues and challenges. Presuppositions such as the normative foundations of rescue ethics, general ethical principles in this domain, and appropriate methods for resolving moral conflicts significantly influence ethical decision making in rescue contexts. This article analyzes the position of rescue and relief within Islamic teachings and examines four major foundations of rescue ethics in response to the central question: “What are the theoretical foundations of rescue and relief ethics?” The research aims to systematize the normative foundations of rescue ethics and to propose a crisis decision making algorithm. Using a documentary–analytical method and resources from applied ethics, alongside Islamic methodological approaches, the study designs an operational framework compatible with triage systems. Key findings include: (1) responsibility is grounded in collective or individual obligation to rescue; (2) normative impartiality constitutes a legal professional obligation and negates identity based bias; (3) tools should be reclassified into virtues (such as anger control) and decision support techniques (such as reversibility); and (4) a four stage, anti bias decision procedure is proposed. |
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| Keywords: Theoretical foundations, applied ethics, rescue and relief ethics, principlism, contextualism, responsibility, impartiality. |
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Type of Study: theoretic |
Subject:
Applied ethics
Received: 2024/11/2 | Accepted: 2025/03/16 | Published: 2025/03/30
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