need help getting wording on ethics sentence

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February 5th, 2009, 09:45 AM
HotI

need help getting wording on ethics sentence

Hi,

I am writing a section on ethics for my thesis. i am stuck on the first sentence in looking at beneficence. i then go onto to talk about how beneficence/non-maleficence relates to my topic. It is just an introductory sentence but i can't get the words right.

Any ideas will be considered. It's like the heat has fried my brain.

Thank-you in advance!

Kate

I am having difficulty getting the right words for this sentence:

"The principles of beneficence (to do good) and non-maleficence (to do no harm) work in tandem and are balanced against each other."

I think the first bit is right, just don't think the last bit (and are balanced against each other) is quite right.

are any of these better

...must be balanced against each other.
... and a balance between the two....

is there a better word than balance?
February 5th, 2009, 10:00 AM
The[cookie]Doctor

work in tandem to reach equilibrium?

not sure if that helps, just the only thing i could think of.
February 5th, 2009, 10:04 AM
HotI

Thanks, equilibrium is another word i have been tossing around!
February 5th, 2009, 10:56 AM
Shades

"...work in tandem and complement each other."
February 5th, 2009, 12:39 PM
angelaartsstudent

I studied Ethics in my undergad years....if you're still going on ethics and/or ethics clearence for your thesis I can post you my text books to borrow if you like.

Hubby went though a heaps of ethics stuff for his Masters and now his Phd so I feel your pain!
February 5th, 2009, 12:44 PM
Lulu

is synchronicity a word you could use?
February 5th, 2009, 03:36 PM
LimeSlice

"The principles of beneficence (to do good) and non-maleficence (to do no harm) work in tandem and are balanced against each other."

"The tandem principles of beneficence (to do good) and non-maleficence (to do no harm) must be balanced ."

The fact that you have already mentioned they are tandem principles and the placement in the sentence of those concepts means that the phrase 'against each other' becomes unnecessary.

HTH Good luck! :)
February 5th, 2009, 04:37 PM
Shades

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"The tandem principles of beneficence (to do good) and non-maleficence (to do no harm) must be balanced ."

OOooh I like that...
February 5th, 2009, 09:07 PM
HotI

:

"The tandem principles of beneficence (to do good) and non-maleficence (to do no harm) must be balanced ."

I think we have a winner! Thank you so much to all.

Synchronicity is not quite the right word, but i love the word. I had to look it up :redface: so that is my word for the day.
February 5th, 2009, 09:54 PM
LimeSlice

YAY! :) Happy to help hun :)

If you need anything else, let us know and we shall be happy to help again - gotta get these thesis things right!

Good luck ;)
February 5th, 2009, 09:59 PM
Shades

I heard some advice the other day re: thesis writing - "It's important to remember that bad writing can be edited, a blank page cannot"... I liked it.
February 5th, 2009, 10:07 PM
LimeSlice

Shades, that's brilliant! lol love it, going to steal it ;P
February 5th, 2009, 10:10 PM
Shades

Steal away - I did!
February 5th, 2009, 10:10 PM
Shades

Oh and the other good one was what PhD really stands for... Permanent head Damage... but I think that may be an old one...
February 6th, 2009, 05:42 AM
HotI

:

I heard some advice the other day re: thesis writing - "It's important to remember that bad writing can be edited, a blank page cannot"... I liked it.

I think that will be my mantra for today..;)