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99Debating Ethical ExpertiseKennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 18 (2): 173-192. 2008.This paper explores the relevance of the debate about ethical expertise for the practice of clinical ethics. We present definitions, explain three theories of ethical expertise, and identify arguments that have been brought up to either support the concept of ethical expertise or call it into question. Finally, we discuss four theses: the debate is relevant for the practice of clinical ethics in that it (1) improves and specifies clinical ethicists' perception of their expertise; (2) contributes…Read more
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74New developments in dutch legislation concerning euthanasia and physician-assisted suicideJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 26 (3). 2001.Dutch euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide stand on the eve of important legal changes. In the summer of 1999, a new government bill concerning euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide was sent to Parliament for discussion. This bill legally embodies a ground for exemption from punishment for physicians who conduct euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide and comply with certain requirements. On November 28, 2000, the Dutch parliament approved an adapted version of this bill. Since the app…Read more
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31Conceptual analysis and empirical research in medical philosophy and medical ethicsMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 13 (1): 1-2. 2010.
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10Genetics and its Impact on Society, Healthcare and MedicineMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 9 (1): 1-2. 2006.
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64Ethical case deliberation on the ward. A comparison of four methodsMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 6 (3): 235-246. 2003.The objective of this article is to analyse and compare four methods of ethical case deliberation. These include Clinical Pragmatism, The Nijmegen Method of ethical case deliberation, Hermeneutic dialogue, and Socratic dialogue. The origin of each method will be briefly sketched. Furthermore, the methods as well as the related protocols will be presented. Each method will then be evaluated against the background of those situations in which it is being used. The article aims to show that there i…Read more
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24Ethische Fragen zur Stammzellentransplantation aus NabelschnurblutEthik in der Medizin 12 (1): 16-29. 2000.Definition of the problem: Cord blood banks have been and are still being set up in many modern states all over the world. Cord blood transplantation, however, gives rise to a specific set of ethical problems, that must be cleared up and analyzed before full responsibility can be assumed and the establishment of banks for frozen cord blood samples and the structural implementation of cord blood transplantation can be justified. The main ethical issues concerning cord blood stem cell transplantat…Read more
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89Does an appeal to the common good justify individual sacrifices for genomic research?Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 27 (5): 415-431. 2006.In genomic research the ideal standard of free, informed, prior, and explicit consent is believed to restrict important research studies. For certain types of genomic research other forms of consent are therefore proposed which are ethically justified by an appeal to the common good. This notion is often used in a general sense and this forms a weak basis for the use of weaker forms of consent. Here we examine how the notion of the common good can be related to individual health, health care, an…Read more
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37Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2010.It examines three core questions. First, what is the scope and direction of neuroscientific inquiry?
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27Prioritisation in healthcare—still muddling throughMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 14 (2): 109-110. 2011.
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10Moral agents in medical research and practiceMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 12 (1): 1-2. 2009.
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9In Pursuit of Nanoethics (edited book)Springer. 2014.The volume contributes to the ongoing nanoethics debate in four topical areas. The first part tackles questions of what could be called ‘meta-nanoethics’. Its focus lies on basic concepts and the issue of what - if anything - is truly novel and special about the new field of nanoethics or its subject matter. The second part of this volume presents a selection of interesting perspectives on some of the opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology. Part three takes a more in depth look at one of…Read more
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71Catholic Healthcare Organizations and How They Can Contribute to Solidarity: A Social-Ethical Account of Catholic IdentityChristian Bioethics 16 (3): 314-333. 2010.Solidarity belongs to the basic principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and is part of the ethical repertoire of European moral traditions and European healthcare systems. This paper discusses how leaders of Catholic healthcare organizations (HCOs) can understand their institutional moral responsibility with regard to the preservation of solidarity. In dealing with this question, we make use of Taylor's philosophy of modern culture. We first argue that, just as all HCOs, Catholic ones also …Read more
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47Brains, Trains and Automobiles: An EditorialStudies in Ethics, Law, and Technology 2 (1). 2008.When we founded Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology we wondered if we might, like Icarus, be trying to fly too close to the sun. Had we set ourselves an impossible task in seeking to create a new community of interdisciplinary scholars under the umbrella of the words ethics, law and technology? Would expert scholars in biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, neurotechnologies, information technologies, weapons and security technologies, energy and fuel technologies, space based technologies, and/or…Read more
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39Ethics of mitigation, adaptation and geoengineeringMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 15 (1): 1-2. 2012.
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39Challenges and Opportunities of Lifelog Technologies: A Literature Review and Critical AnalysisScience and Engineering Ethics 20 (2): 379-409. 2014.In a lifelog, data from various sources are combined to form a record from which one can retrieve information about oneself and the environment in which one is situated. It could be considered similar to an automated biography. Lifelog technology is still at an early stage of development. However, the history of lifelogs so far shows a clear academic, corporate and governmental interest. Therefore, a thorough inquiry into the ethical aspects of lifelogs could prove beneficial to the responsible …Read more
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17The significance of relatedness in healthcareMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 17 (2): 169-170. 2014.
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24XXth European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health CareMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 8 (2): 269. 2005.
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14Publication ethics: science versus commerceMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 20 (2): 159-161. 2017.
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44HECs in germany: Clinical ethics consultation in development (review)HEC Forum 13 (3): 215-224. 2001.
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19The attentive reader of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy will have noticed that the cover of the journal is different from earlier issues. From the eighth volume on the editorial team of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy has changed. The reason (review)Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 8 1. 2005.
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Neural engineeringIn James J. Giordano & Bert Gordijn (eds.), Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics, Cambridge University Press. 2010.
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5Editorial: Health and illness: From an analytical to a phenomenological approachMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 10 (1): 1-2. 2006.
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Dublin City UniversityResearcher
Dublin, Ireland
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |