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11Religion, Intolerance, and Conflict: A Scientific and Conceptual Investigation (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2013.The relationship between religion, intolerance and conflict has been the subject of intense discussion, particularly in the wake of the events of 9-11 and the ongoing threat of terrorism. This book contains original papers written by some of the world's leading scholars in anthropology, psychology, philosophy and theology exploring the scientific and conceptual dimensions of religion and human conflict. The volume will be of great interest to academics across avariety of disciplines, including r…Read more
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8Some difficulties involved in locating the truth behind conscientious objection in medicineJournal of Medical Ethics 45 (10): 679-680. 2019.Inspired by Smith, Ben-Moshe suggests that we should only accommodate conscientious objections in medicine based on moral beliefs that are true, or which closely approximate to the truth. He suggests that we can identify moral truths by consulting our consciences when our consciences adopt the standpoint of an impartial spectator. He also suggests some changes to our current practices in regard to the management of CO in medicine that would be needed were his proposal to be adopted. Here, I argu…Read more
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8Cognitive Bias and Collective EnhancementIn Julian Savulescu, Ruud ter Meulen & Guy Kahane (eds.), Enhancing Human Capacities, Blackwell. 2011.Ordinary cognition is subject to the influence of a variety of systematic distortions or biases. This chapter looks at the use of some collective cognition techniques to correct for individual cognitive bias. It introduces the possibility of group‐level corrections to cognitive bias and raises the problem of biases that emerge at the group level. The chapter discusses how to ameliorate some of the cognitive biases that affect individuals by utilizing group processes and choice architecture. Some…Read more
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5Accountability, Informed Consent and Clinician Report CardsIn Steve Clarke (ed.), Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The Ethics of Report Cards on Surgeon Performance, Cambridge University Press. pp. 1-21. 2007.
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2Coercion, consequence and salvationIn Yujin Nagasawa (ed.), Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion, Palgrave-macmillan. pp. 205. 2012.
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1ViolenceIn Graham Oppy (ed.), A Companion to Atheism and Philosophy, Wiley. 2019.The causal relationship between religion and violence is examined. It is argued that it is currently unclear whether or not religion is a significant cause of violence. Three types of argument relating religion to violence are then considered. It is sometimes argued that a lack of religion makes people less moral than they would be otherwise, and, therefore more inclined to violence. It is sometimes argued that religion makes people tolerant, and it is sometimes argued that religion makes people…Read more
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Recent Themes in the Philosophy of Science. Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (edited book)Springer. 2002.
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Transformative technologies, the status quo and (religious) institutionsIn Michael Boylan & Wanda Teays (eds.), Ethics in the Ai, Technology, and Information Age, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2022.
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Transformative technologies, the status quo and (religious) institutionsIn Michael Boylan & Wanda Teays (eds.), Ethics in the AI, Technology, and Information Age, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2022.
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University of OxfordWellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, St Cross College
Faculty of PhilosophyResearcher
Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion |
General Philosophy of Science |
Biomedical Ethics |
Applied Ethics |
Technology Ethics |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Philosophy of Social Science |
Medical Ethics |
Biomedical Ethics |