If neonates are to receive the best possible treatment, they must be involved in clinical trials.
However, doing such trials raises complicated ethical issues. These issues are not unique to …

This book is a critical examination of the philosophical and moral issues in relation to human
enhancement and the various related medical developments that are now rapidly moving …

Ethics commissions are government advisory commissions mandated to give expert advice
on contentious moral issues. As this requires making explicit value judgments, members …

Abstract This article aims:(1) to introduce the wider philosophy of Aristotle to nurses and
healthcare practitioners;(2) to show that Aristotle's philosophical system is an …

Law, Ethics and the Biopolitical explores the idea that legal authority is no longer related to
national sovereignty, but to the 'moral'attempt to nurture life. The book argues that whilst the …

This article raises the question of whether bioethics qualifies as a discipline. According to a
standard definition of discipline as “a field of study following specific and well-established …

In this paper I critically examine the implications of the uncodifiability thesis for principlism as
a pluralistic and non-absolute generalist ethical theory. In this regard, I begin with a brief …

Military physicians are often perceived to be in a position of 'dual loyalty'because they have
responsibilities towards their patients but also towards their employer, the military institution …

Deutschlandweit sind inzwischen an den meisten Kliniken sogenannte Klinische
Ethikkomitees etabliert. Diese Institution gilt als eine der besten Instrumente zur …

This dissertation addresses various aspects of the question “What does it mean to be
human?”, approaching the issue from biological, philosophical and ethical perspectives. The …