The case for a duty to research: not yet proven
In this commentary on ‘Why participating in (certain) scientific research is a moral duty’, I take issue with a number of Stjernschantz Forsberg et al's claims. Though abiding by the terms of a contract might be obligatory, this won't show that those terms themselves indicate a duty—even a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 40, Issue: 5, Pages: 329-330 |
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| Summary: | In this commentary on ‘Why participating in (certain) scientific research is a moral duty’, I take issue with a number of Stjernschantz Forsberg et al's claims. Though abiding by the terms of a contract might be obligatory, this won't show that those terms themselves indicate a duty—even allowing that there's a contract to begin with. Meanwhile, though we might have reasons to participate, not all reasons are moral reasons, and the paper does not establish that the reasons here are moral in character. |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101370 |