TY - JOUR
T1 - The Place of Philosophy in Bioethics Today
AU - Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer
AU - Aas, Sean
AU - Brudney, Dan
AU - Flanigan, Jessica
AU - Liao, S. Matthew
AU - London, Alex
AU - Sumner, Wayne
AU - Savulescu, Julian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - In some views, philosophy’s glory days in bioethics are over. While philosophers were especially important in the early days of the field, so the argument goes, the majority of the work in bioethics today involves the “simple” application of existing philosophical principles or concepts, as well as empirical work in bioethics. Here, we address this view head on and ask: What is the role of philosophy in bioethics today? This paper has three specific aims: (1) to respond to skeptics and make the case that philosophy and philosophers still have a very important and meaningful role to play in contemporary bioethics, (2) to discuss some of the current challenges to the meaningful integration of philosophy and bioethics, and (3) to make suggestions for what needs to happen in order for the two fields to stay richly connected. We outline how bioethics center directors, funders, and philosopher bioethicists can help.
AB - In some views, philosophy’s glory days in bioethics are over. While philosophers were especially important in the early days of the field, so the argument goes, the majority of the work in bioethics today involves the “simple” application of existing philosophical principles or concepts, as well as empirical work in bioethics. Here, we address this view head on and ask: What is the role of philosophy in bioethics today? This paper has three specific aims: (1) to respond to skeptics and make the case that philosophy and philosophers still have a very important and meaningful role to play in contemporary bioethics, (2) to discuss some of the current challenges to the meaningful integration of philosophy and bioethics, and (3) to make suggestions for what needs to happen in order for the two fields to stay richly connected. We outline how bioethics center directors, funders, and philosopher bioethicists can help.
KW - Neuroethics
KW - philosophy
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U2 - 10.1080/15265161.2021.1940355
DO - 10.1080/15265161.2021.1940355
M3 - Article
C2 - 34191681
AN - SCOPUS:85109101791
SN - 1526-5161
VL - 22
SP - 10
EP - 21
JO - American Journal of Bioethics
JF - American Journal of Bioethics
IS - 12
ER -