Chance encounters : : a bioethics for a damaged planet / / Kristien Hens.

In this rigorous and necessary book, Kristien Hens brings together bioethics and the philosophy of biology to argue that it is ethically necessary for scientific research to include a place for the philosopher. As well as ethical, their role is conceptual: they can improve the quality and coherence...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, England : : Open Book Publishers,, [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 251 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • A Foundation for Bioethics: Van Rensselaer Potter's Legacy
  • Overview of the Arguments
  • Research Ethics all the Way Down
  • Against Dualisms
  • Development and Ethics
  • A Dog Is a Dog Is a Dog: Of Nature and Values
  • A Process Ontology for Bioethics
  • Time, Culture and Creativity
  • Symbiosis and Interdependency
  • Medical Ethics and Environmental Ethics
  • Diseases, Disorders, Disabilities, and Norms
  • Standpoints
  • Bringing Back the Environment
  • Caring Responsibilities
  • Unforgetting The Past
  • A Creative and Forward-Looking Bioethics
  • Concepts: Risks
  • Development: Autism Research
  • Trouble: Crocodiles and Mice
  • Creativity: A Game Inspiring A Bioethicist.