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Phenomenology’s place in the philosophy of medicine

to answer its critics, but it does so in a way that preserves its major achievements and extends its reach within the philosophy of medicine. ... philosophy of medicine and adjacent fields calls to mind the fabled emperor, strutting through town, naked and shameless, boasting of virtues no one else can see [ 2–4 ]. In a recent paper, Fredrik Svenaeus

The harm threshold and Mill’s harm principle

recommendations derived from Mill’s socio-political texts are less laissez-faire than they have been interpreted by HT proponents. Justification for state intervention owes not to the severity of a harm, but to ... philosophy guidebook to Mill on utilitarianism . Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks . New York: Routledge. 17. Brown , D.G. 1978 . Mill on harm to others' interests . Political Studies 26 : 395 - 399 . 18. Turner

Philosophy of medicine in 2021

done at least a year or so in the past, but never has the time between producing the work and presenting it brought such a change to the world in general and philosophy of medicine in particular. COVID ... felt so globally. Even World War II left much of the Southern Hemisphere relatively unscathed. COVID-19 is unique not just in its geographic spread, but in its impact on philosophy of medicine as well

A plea for an experimental philosophy of medicine

, Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium 1 Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp , Antwerp , Belgium This special issue aims to explore and investigate a new subfield, namely ... experimental philosophy of medicine. Whereas experimental philosophy is relatively new on the philosophical block, some of its takes and findings have already shaped central debates in ethics, philosophy of

Disability bioethics and the commitment to equality

the time of its writing, Veatch’s book is distinctive in taking on fundamental questions of moral and political philosophy by focusing on the needs and interests of persons with disabilities (PWDs).1 ... among texts in moral and political philosophy, as well as in bioethics. His vision includes a substantial restructuring of the distribution of resources in health care, education, and other spheres of

Global justice in the context of transnational surrogacy: an African bioethical perspective

, Thaddeus. 2007 . Towards an African moral theory . Journal of Political Philosophy 15 : 321 - 341 . 6. Hill , John Lawrence. 1991 . What does it mean to be a “parent”? The claims of biology as the basis for ... ? Many political philosophers—from cosmopolitans to communitarians, feminists to neorealists—have attempted to answer these questions.2 In this paper, we offer a fresh perspective on these issues, arguing

Universal health coverage: Can anyone afford it?

universal health coverage were available to all. At this same UN meeting, the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage[2] was released. I don't think there is anyone who ... primary healthcare model, and significant support from donor funding (which is falling). To me the lesson here is that moving closer to universal health coverage requires not more money, but political will

Osteoporosis and risk of fracture: reference class problems are real

practice are quite different from those proposed in naturalistic philosophy of medicine. ... in published maps and institutional affiliations. 1. Boorse , Christopher. 1977 . Health as a theoretical concept . Philosophy of Science 44 : 542 - 573 . 2. Boorse , Christopher. 2014 . A second

Philosophy of medicine 2017: reviewing the situation

In this introduction to a special subsection of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics comprising separate reviews of the Springer Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine, The Routledge Companion to ... Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine, I compare the three texts with respect to their overall organization and their approach to the relation between the science and the art of medicine. I then

A defense of surgical procedures regulation

scientific evidence, but also desirable and justified from an ethical-political standpoint. ... Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland 1 Department of Psychology, Harvard University , Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States 2 Faculty of Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University , Milan , Italy Since

Why whole body gestational donation must be rejected: a response to Smajdor

, the wealthy will satisfy their desires with this technocratic solution while using the bodies of the non-wealthy, within a neoliberal political context of extraordinary inequality of wealth and ... political power. Despite the fact that it will be expensive and expend a lot of resources, it will never help the vast majority of people of this world. We agree with this reviewer that this politicaleconomic

The risk of normative bias in reporting empirical research: lessons learned from prenatal screening studies about the prominence of acknowledged limitations

analysis . Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 7 ( 1 ): 41 - 53 . 5. Solbakk , J.H. 2004 . Use and abuse of empirical knowledge in contemporary bioethics . Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 7 ( 1 ): 5 ... fundamentally incompatible with a commitment to reproductive choice? Learning from the historical context . Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 24 ( 1 ): 73 - 83 . 8. Fovargue , S. , and R. Bennett . 2016 . What

Engaging Pellegrino’s philosophy of medicine: Can one of the founders of the field still help us today?

also a robust secondary literature that explores, critiques, and builds upon his ethics. Considerably less attention has been paid, however, to his philosophy of medicine. Given that Pellegrino thought ... that medical ethics was dependent upon the philosophy of medicine and given that he devoted a considerable portion of his scholarly writing to this topic, this lack of attention to his philosophy of

Experimental philosophical bioethics and normative inference

This paper explores an emerging sub-field of both empirical bioethics and experimental philosophy, which has been called “experimental philosophical bioethics” (bioxphi). As an empirical discipline ... , Jagiellonian University , Kraków , Poland 2 Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, Yale University , New Haven, CT , USA 3 Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, The University of Manchester , Manchester , UK

Why we have duties of autonomy towards marginal agents

, which becomes more extensive with marginal agents, especially children. Promoting children’s autonomy The promotion of children’s autonomy is a central topic in medical ethics as well as in philosophy ... - 311 . Münster: Mentis. 2. Jaworska , Agnieszka. 1999 . Respecting the margins of agency: Alzheimer's patients and the capacity to value . Philosophy & Public Afairs 28 : 105 - 138 . 3. Sabat , Steven R

Values, decision-making and empirical bioethics: a conceptual model for empirically identifying and analyzing value judgements

Medical School , Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover , Germany 1 Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover , Hannover , Germany It can be assumed that value judgements, which are needed to judge ... identify such judgments (not just to analyze them ethically). Research questions and goals However, in philosophy and ethics, literature concentrating on a more detailed analysis of the ‘nature’ of a value

Why bother the public? A critique of Leslie Cannold’s empirical research on ectogenesis

in some way. I suggest that there are alternative conclusions to be drawn from the data she gathered and that a critical approach is necessary when attempting to undertake philosophy informed by ... experimental philosophy has created scope for deeper understanding of the ways in which empirical methods can contribute to philosophical debate. Whether it is possible to draw normative conclusions from

Introduction: controversial arguments in bioethics

University School of Business , Espoo , Finland Philosophy and bioethics journals occasionally publish controversial contributions. Sometimes these contributions address real-life issues, and sometimes not ... other perennial matters on which people disagree and which appear in popular political debates. They too are controversial, but they would not, we felt, reveal anything new or particularly interesting