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110New Threats to Academic FreedomBioethics 28 (4): 157-162. 2013.Using a specific case as an example, the article argues that the Internet allows dissemination of academic ideas to the general public in ways that can sometimes pose a threat to academic freedom. Since academic freedom is a fundamental element of academia and since it benefits society at large, it is important to safeguard it. Among measures that can be taken in order to achieve this goal, the publication of anonymous research seems to be a good option
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131Cosmetic surgery and conscientious objectionJournal of Medical Ethics 43 (4): 230-233. 2017.In this paper, I analyse the issue of conscientious objection in relation to cosmetic surgery. I consider cases of doctors who might refuse to perform a cosmetic treatment because: (1) the treatment aims at achieving a goal which is not in the traditional scope of cosmetic surgery; (2) the motivation of the patient to undergo the surgery is considered trivial; (3) the patient wants to use the surgery to promote moral or political values that conflict with the doctor's ones; (4) the patient requi…Read more
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51How should we tackle financial and prosocial biases against unattractive people?Behavioral and Brain Sciences 40. 2017.The fact that attractive people benefit from their good looks is not bad per se. Rather, what is worrisome is the fact that unattractive people are discriminated against, and that such discrimination negatively affects many aspects of their lives. I focus on the moral implications of this discrimination and on the possible measures that could be taken to alleviate it.
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279The Invisible Discrimination Before Our Eyes: A Bioethical AnalysisBioethics 31 (3): 180-189. 2017.The goal of this article is to introduce a philosophical analysis of a widely neglected condition which affects between 3% and 18% of the population. People affected by this condition experience a lower level of wellbeing than the average population and are discriminated against in both their professional and their personal life. I will argue that this form of discrimination should be taken more seriously in philosophical debate and that social, legal and medical measures ought to be taken in or…Read more
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124Neuroetica, a Look at the Development of the Italian Debate on NeuroethicsNeuroethics 6 (1): 233-236. 2012.
