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10Empathy, extremism, and epistemic autonomyPhilosophical Explorations 1-16. forthcoming.Are extremists (incels, neo-nazis, and the like) characteristically answerable for their moral and political convictions? Is it necessary to offer them reasoned arguments against their views, or is it instead appropriate to bypass that kind of engagement? Discussion of these questions has centered around the putative epistemic autonomy of extremists. The parties to this discussion have assumed that epistemic autonomy is solely (or at least primarily) a matter of epistemic independence, of believ…Read more
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10The wizard behind the curtain: programmers as providersPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 11 4. 2016.It is almost universally accepted that traditional provider-patient relationships should be governed, at least in part, by the ethical principles set forth by Beauchamp and Childress. These principles include autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. Recently, however, the nature of medial practice has changed. The pervasive presence of computer technology in medicine raises interesting ethical questions. In this paper we argue that some software designers should be considered health c…Read more
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University of EssexUndergraduate
Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Social Science |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |