Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to
examine what it means to die well in the United States. When Ann Neumann's father was …

A prominent objection to non-cognitive moral bio-enhancements (NCMBEs) is that they
would compromise the recipient's 'freedom to fall'. I begin by discussing some ambiguities in …

Baccarini and Malatesti (2017) defend the idea that we must use coercively biomedical
means to enhance the morality of a specific group of individuals: psychopaths, diagnosed …

The year 2015 has been a decisive year for the future of mitochondrial replacement therapy
(MRT)–at least in the Western world. Currently, the UK and the US governments are …

In their article, Brian Earp, Olga Wudarczyk, Anders Sandberg, and Julian Savulescu (2013)
provide a challenging argument on the prioritization of reason over emotions: If current …

Early discussions of Extended Mind (EM) theory highlighted the possibility that, if we can
claim that a person's mind extends beyond their own body out into the world, then our …

In the course of their interesting contribution “Neurogenomics from the Catholic tradition,”
Carrara and Bovassi raise a number of important points that deserve to be considered more …

Analysis 1 is a collection of self-standing chapters that focus on a number of controversial
cases in which the notions of competence and autonomy have been used to justify enforced …

Walter Glannon is one of the most representative scholars of the recently established field of
neuroethics [1]; hence a book of his deserves the attention of anyone interested in the …

Improving the health literacy of patients in relation to medical practices and research is
essential for upholding the principle of respect for autonomy-that is, respecting the patient's …