The Role of Philosophy in Global Bioethics: Introducing Four Trends

This article examines the relationship between philosophy and culture in global bioethics. First, it studies what is meant by the term “global” in global bioethics. Second, the author introduces four different types, or recognizable trends, in philosophical inquiry in bioethics today. The main argum...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Main Author: Hellsten, Sirkku K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2015
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Further subjects:B global bioethics
B Odera Oruka
B ethnophilosophy
B Philosophy
B Culture
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Summary:This article examines the relationship between philosophy and culture in global bioethics. First, it studies what is meant by the term “global” in global bioethics. Second, the author introduces four different types, or recognizable trends, in philosophical inquiry in bioethics today. The main argument is that, in order to make better sense of the complexity of the ethical questions and challenges we face today across the globe, we need to embrace the universal nature of self-critical and analytical philosophical analysis and argumentation, rather than using seemingly philosophical approaches to give unjustified normative emphasis on different cultural approaches to bioethics.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180114000498