 Caplan argues that there are problems with such a model of applied ethics (which many call “the applied model”). To start, many moral problems arise within medicine for which moral theories have no answers. The applied model of applied ethics also presumes that those involved in the analysis and solution of a moral problem take it that the nature and description of the problem or quandary is not in dispute, where in reality it is often not clear exactly what is the moral issue at stake (Caplan 1980: 28; 1989; Agich 2001; and Magelssen, Pedersen, &amp; Førde 2016). This model also implicitly involves a naïve suggestion, argues Caplan, namely that by dint of expertise in moral theory, the well-trained philosopher can almost immediately solve moral dilemmas in the intensive care unit or the emergency department (Caplan 1980: 27). Moreover, adherence to such a model of applied ethics forecloses the opportunity for medical ethics (or other fields of applied ethics) to inform theory construction, as the direction of influence on that model moves only from theory to the practical.