Uncertain Bioethics: Moral Risk and Human Dignity

ISBN-13: 9781032090993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 286 str.

Stephen Napier

Opis

This book aims to make a significant contribution to the bioethics literature by culling the insights from contemporary moral psychology to highlight the epistemic pitfalls and distorting influences on our apprehension of value.

Recenzje

"Stephen Napier argues with verve and subtlety for a cautious and restrained approach to acts of killing in bioethics; central to his argument is the difficulty of being sure that active interventions are permissible. This book intriguingly combines insights from a wide variety of different recent philosophical literatures to offer an important and interesting contribution to numerous current debates." – Sophie-Grace Chappell is Professor of Philosophy at Open University, UK

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction

Part I. Foundational Matters: The Perception of Value, Persons, and Human Worth

Chapter 2. Moral Inquiry and the Apprehension of Value

Chapter 3. Epistemic Justification, Peer Disagreement, and Practical Interest

Chapter 4. Persons and Human Beings

Chapter 5. Human Dignity

Part II. Dignity as the Beginning and End of Life

Chapter 6. Abortion

Chapter 7. Human Embryonic Destructive Stem Cell Research

Chapter 8. Euthanasia

Part III. Balancing Dignity and Autonomy

Chapter 9. Decision-Making for Patients with Suppressed Consciousness

Chapter 10. Decision-Making for Patients with Apparent Competency

Chapter 11. Risky Research on Competent Adults: Justice and Autonomy

Chapter 12: Conclusion

O autorze

Stephen Napier is an associate professor of philosophy at Villanova University. His previous publications include Virtue Epistemology: Motivation and Knowledge, and he edited Persons, Moral Worth, and Embryos. His interests include epistemology, bioethics, and the metaphysics of persons.