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Conference on the British Society for Ethical TheoryEthical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (3): 249-309. 2006.
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86The Role of Research Ethics Committees in Making Decisions About RiskHEC Forum 26 (3): 203-224. 2014.Most medical research and a substantial amount of non-medical research, especially that involving human participants, is governed by some kind of research ethics committee (REC) following the recommendations of the Declaration of Helsinki for the protection of human participants. The role of RECs is usually seen as twofold: firstly, to make some kind of calculation of the risks and benefits of the proposed research, and secondly, to ensure that participants give informed consent. The extent to w…Read more
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44The good, the bad, and the luckyThe Philosophers' Magazine 55 (55): 77-81. 2011.Even before we come to consider the influence of luck in terms of the results of our actions or the types of situations we come across, luck plays a decisive role in who we fundamentally are.
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589A Defence of the Aristotelian Virtue of MagnificenceJournal of Value Inquiry 50 (4): 781-795. 2016.
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100Unusual Requests and the Doctor-Patient RelationshipJournal of Value Inquiry 40 (2-3): 259-278. 2006.
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99Review: Hursthouse Rosalind, Virtue Ethics (review)Ratio 14 (1). 2001.Books reviewed: Rosalind Hursthouse, On Virtue Ethics.
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144Common-Sense Virtue Ethics and Moral LuckEthical Theory and Moral Practice 8 (3): 265-276. 2005.Moral luck poses a problem for out conception of responsibility because it highlights a tension between morality and lack of control. Michael Slote’s common-sense virtue ethics claims to avoid this problem. However there are a number of objections to this claim. Firstly, it is not clear that Slote fully appreciates the problem posed by moral luck. Secondly, Slote’s move from the moral to the ethical is problematic. Thirdly it is not clear why we should want to abandon judgements of moral blame i…Read more
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105The social nature of engineering and its implications for risk takingScience and Engineering Ethics 16 (1): 147-168. 2010.Making decisions with an, often significant, element of risk seems to be an integral part of many of the projects of the diverse profession of engineering. Whether it be decisions about the design of products, manufacturing processes, public works, or developing technological solutions to environmental, social and global problems, risk taking seems inherent to the profession. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the topic and specifically to how our understanding of engineering as a d…Read more
Nafsika Athanassoulis
Athens College
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Athens CollegeAdministrator
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
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Applied Ethics |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |