bioethics

_American Journal of Bioethics_ 10 (8):33-35. 2010The target article (Sofaer and Eyal 2010) resonates with a long-simmering theme in the ethics of human subjects research, namely, that too much scrutiny and oversight of research impedes the dramat... ( direct link )

_Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy_ 28 (3):447-460. 2025The European Union regulations for research on human and nonhuman participants differ significantly. This study aims to present a thorough analysis of these differences in the field of biomedical research. The study consists of a review of regulations issued by the European Union and Council of Europe institutions, supported by two UNESCO…

Abstract This article contends that Hartmut Rosa's resonance theory can stimulate ecclesiological imagination regarding the relationship of churches to their contexts. After a brief explanation of Rosa’s central images, the argument turns to their ecclesiological relevance. Churches are called to generate an integrative transformative dynamic in which vertical resonance with God correlates with r…

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UChicago expands its offerings in biomedical ethics University of Chicago Medical CenterA new concentration and certificate program give students and professionals added opportunities for training in a rapidly evolving field. A new concentration and certificate program give students and professionals added opportunities for training in a rapidly evolving field. The Scholars in Oncology-Associated…

In Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black & Anthony Skelton, Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being. London: Proceedings of the British Academy. pp. 1-12. 2025The purpose of the introduction to Consenting Children is to acquaint readers with the themes explored in the volume, to provide readers with a summary of the chapters comprising it, and to situate its contributions. Our ambition is f…

Children are treated differently compared to adults in many domains, including in health care, education, employment, and criminal justice. The differential treatment of children—to adults, and in the case of younger children and adolescents, to each other—makes it both practically and theoretically important to examine the justification of when and why this treatment is permissible. Because the …

In Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black & Anthony Skelton, Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being. London: Proceedings of the British Academy. pp. 205-228. 2025In "Treating Adolescents Differently", Anthony Skelton, Isra Black, and Lisa Forsberg develop a well-being-based justification of the asymmetrical treatment of adolescent consent and refusal in the context of health-care to justify…

This Element examines a phenomenon that reflects a distinctive and insightful Christological imagination, yet one that has received little sustained attention within the field of Christology. Specifically, it focuses on the sphere of deputation, characterized by Jesus' authorization of his disciples to serve as his proxies. In their deputized capacity, Christians engage in activities that reflect…

The case, which prosecutors say is the first of its kind since Texas outlawed abortions, involves a man whom law enforcement accuses of slipping an abortion-inducing medication into a pregnant woman’s water.

The viewership of traditional athletics has always been dwarfed by MMA, boxing, and football. The Enhanced Games, commencing this week, might change that. The organizers have recruited an impressive cohort of ex-Olympians to participate in the first event to openly permit performance-enhancing drugs. Despite all the moral panic it has generated, the Enhanced Games introduce […] The post The Enhan…

Abstract This chapter considers anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic to illustrate the crucial role that religion played both in producing the problem of anti-Asian racism and violence and shaping how communities responded to it. While religion is typically overlooked in our analyses of hate violence, especially when a racial minority group is targeted, this case reveals how religion in…

Abstract Over the course of his long career, Broad’s philosophy of time evolved, comprising three phases. Each phase is associated with a particular text. The first, associated with Broad’s 1921 encyclopaedia article “Time”, offers eternalism. The second phase, associated with Broad’s 1923 Scientific Thought, offers what may be the first English-language defence of growing block theory. The third…

Abstract Chapter 5 turns to Ronald Reagan’s administration. While widely considered a free-market ideologue, the Reagan administration engaged in extensive interventionist policies to protect and promote strategic domestic industries, including the defense industry, automotive industries, and the agricultural industry. In addition, Reagan worked to deregulate in order to bolster the economy. Poli…

Abstract This chapter explores the minority of philosophers arrayed against British idealism, many of whom defended time realism. It also considers how two theories bolstered their position: the specious present and evolution. Section 2 gives an overview of nineteenth-century realisms and other opposition to British idealism during the late nineteenth century. Section 3 introduces ‘specious prese…