TY - JOUR T1 - Against moral theories: reply to Benatar JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 826 LP - 828 DO - 10.1136/jme.2007.023846 VL - 34 IS - 11 AU - R Lawlor Y1 - 2008/11/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/34/11/826.abstract N2 - D Benatar argues that in the author’s recent article Moral theories in teaching applied ethics, the author overlooked important roles that could be played by moral theories in such teaching. In this reply, the cases that Benatar suggests are considered and for each an alternative approach is suggested that will avoid the costs discussed in the original paper and will also be a more effective response to that particular issue. ER -