%0 Journal Article %A Zohar Lederman %A Benjamin Capps %T One health ethics: a response to pragmatism %D 2020 %R 10.1136/medethics-2019-105859 %J Journal of Medical Ethics %P 632-633 %V 46 %N 9 %X Johnson and Degeling have recently enquired whether one health (OH) requires a comprehensive normative framework, concluding that such a framework, while not necessary, may be helpful. In this commentary, we provide a context for this debate, and describe how pragmatism has been predominant in the OH literature. We nevertheless argue that articulating a comprehensive normative theory to ground OH practice might clear existing vagueness and provide stronger guidance in relevant health dilemmas. A comprehensive theory will also be needed eventually to ground notions such as universal good. We, thus, call for the systematic articulation of a comprehensive, metaethical theory, concomitantly with already ongoing normative work. %U https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/46/9/632.full.pdf