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The Moral Authority of Symbolic Appeals in Biomedical Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2004

SHARON SYTSMA
Affiliation:
Sharon Sytsma, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, and has served as Chair of the Ethics Subcommittee of the North America Task Force on Intersexuality

Extract

“Dissecting Bioethics,” edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics.

The section is dedicated to the idea that words defined by bioethicists and others should not be allowed to imprison people's actual concerns, emotions, and thoughts. Papers that expose the many meanings of a concept, describe the different readings of a moral doctrine, or provide an alternative angle to seemingly self-evident issues are therefore particularly appreciated.

The themes covered in the section so far include dignity, naturalness, public interest, community, disability, autonomy, parity of reasoning, symbolic appeals, and toleration.

All submitted papers are peer reviewed. To submit a paper or to discuss a suitable topic, contact Tuija Takala at [email protected].

Type
DISSECTING BIOETHICS
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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