Cutting through the surface : philosophical approaches to bioethics / edited by Tuija Takala, Peter Herissone-Kelly, and Søren Holm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Takala, Tuija, 1971-

Herissone-Kelly, Peter.

Holm, Søren, 1963-

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series 211.

Value inquiry book series. Values in bioethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioethics--Philosophy.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the role of philosophy and philosophers in bioethics. Academics often see bioethical studies as too practical while decision makers tend to see them as too theoretical. The purpose of this collection of new essays by an international group of distinguished scholars is to explore the troubled relationship between theory and practice in the ethical assessment of medicine, health care, and new medical and genetic technologies. The book is divided into six parts. In the first part, philosophers consider the definition of bioethics, the nature of applied ethics more generally, and the possibility of combining utilitarian and liberal strands of thinking in moral and political studies. In the second part, authors discuss the place and justification of principles in bioethics and the significance of medical and nursing experience in moral decision making. The third part addresses the complementary (or contradictory, as the case may be) principles of dignity, autonomy, precaution, and solidarity, and their use in theoretical and practical settings. In the fourth part, public health measures and experimental research are defended against traditional moral concerns. Part five scrutinizes parental responsibilities in bearing and rearing children, especially the reasons for and against human reproduction in individual cases. In part six, enhancements to human nature by various means are analyzed. Following in the footsteps of four previous collections in the Values in Bioethics special series by the same editorial team— Scratching the Surface of Bioethics , Bioethics and Social Reality , Ethics in Biomedical Research , and Arguments and Analysis in Bioethics —this book, compiled in honor of Professor Matti Häyry’s 50th birthday, drills into the core of the discipline to show the philosophical depths that lie under the polished surface of policy-driven everyday bioethics.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

BIOETHICS: WHAT LIES UNDER THE SURFACE? / Tuija Takala , Peter Herissone-Kelly and Søren Holm

WHY “DEFINITIONS” MATTER IN DEFINING BIOETHICS? / Sirkku K. Hellsten

ETHICS BEYOND APPLICATION / Sven Ove Hansson

UTILITARIANISM AND LIBERALISM / Harry Lesser

THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BIOETHICAL PRINCIPLES / Veikko Launis

THE METHOD OF WIDE REFLECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM IN BIOETHICS / Juha Räikkä

BUT HOW COULD THEY KNOW? REFLECTIONS ON THE ROLE OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS IN MEDICAL ETHICS / Pekka Louhiala

DOES NURSING ETHICS FIT IN WITH PHILOSOPHY AND BIOETHICS? / Leila Toiviainen

DIGNITY: YET ANOTHER LOOK / Simon Woods

AUTONOMY (AND A LITTLE BIT OF DIGNITY) IN BIOETHICS / Niall Scott

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS / Michael Parker and Paolo Vineis

JUSTICE OR SOLIDARITY? THINKING ABOUT NORDIC PRIORITIZATION IN THE LIGHT OF RAWLS / Vilhjálmur Árnason

WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL FEED ME, WHEN I’M 64? AN ETHICAL PROBLEM FOR THE MODERN, COSMOPOLITAN ACADEMIC / Søren Holm

UNIVERSAL RAPID TESTING FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN AIRPORTS AND PLACES OF PUBLIC CONTACT: A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT ABOUT THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES / Margaret P. Battin , Charles B. Smith , Larry Reimer , Jay A. Jacobson and Leslie P. Francis

PIGS AND PRINCIPLES: THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH / John Harris

RESEARCH ETHICS: A DECENT PROPOSAL / Rosamond Rhodes

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DUTY TO LOVE ONE’S CHILDREN / Floora Ruokonen and Simo Vehmas

THE MEANING OF SUFFERING: A CRITIQUE OF THE HÄYRY SYNDROME / Frank J. Leavitt

IS IT IRRATIONAL TO HAVE CHILDREN? / Richard Ashcroft

HUMAN REPRODUCTION: SELFISH AND IRRATIONAL BUT NOT IMMORAL / Rebecca Bennett

GAMBLING, RISKS, AND REPRODUCTION: A REPLY TO MATTI HÄYRY / Tom Buller

DO WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SMARTER BABIES? / Lisa Bortolotti

YOUTHFUL LOOKS —NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS? / Heta Aleksandra Gylling

NEW LIFE FORMS: MIN OR MAX CYBORGS? / Timo Airaksinen

ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITORS

INDEX

VIBS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789042027404

9042027401

OCLC:

455846059

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042027404 DOI