Suffering at the Margins: Non-Experiential Suffering and Disorders of Consciousness [0.03%]
边缘受苦：非体验受苦和意识障碍
Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby
Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby
Research suggests that caregivers of patients with disorders of consciousness such as minimally conscious states (MCS) believe they suffer in some way. How so, if they cannot experience sensations or feelings? What is the nature of their su...
Ryan H Nelson
Ryan H Nelson
This essay argues that what distinguishes a negatively valenced phenomenal experience from suffering is an ability to make meaning of the experience. In this sense, intellectual ability influences the extent and nature of suffering. But thi...
Jason Karlawish
Jason Karlawish
This essay argues that suffering in persons with dementia is more than a matter of personal experience. It is knowable by others and does not need to rely on the reports of the patient to affirm it. It is even possible for a person to claim...
Neurorights versus Externalism about Mental Content: Characterizing the 'Harm' of Neurotechnological Mind Reading [0.03%]
神经权利与心理内容外部论：表征神经技术读心的“危害”
Stephen Rainey
Stephen Rainey
Neurorights are widely discussed as a means of protecting phenomena like cognitive liberty and freedom of thought. This article is especially interested in example cases where these protections are sought in light of fast-paced developments...
Robert A Burton
Robert A Burton
The Moral Significance of Biofixtures: A Response to Nathan Goldstein, Bridget Tracy, and Rosamond Rhodes "But I have a pacer…there is no point in engaging in hypothetical scenarios": A Non-imminently Dying Patient's Request for Pacemaker Deactivation [0.03%]
生物植入物的伦理意义——对Nathan Goldstein、Bridget Tracy和Rosamond Rhodes文章的回答：“我有起搏器……假设性情景讨论毫无意义”：一位非终末期患者请求关闭起搏器
Kelsey Gipe
Kelsey Gipe
Based on the case report of Nathan Goldstein et al., "But I have a pacer…there is no point in engaging in hypothetical scenarios": A Non-imminently Dying Patient's Request for Pacemaker Deactivation, it is reasonable to conclude that it wa...
Bryanna Moore
Bryanna Moore
Within bioethics, two issues dominate the discourse on suffering: its nature (who can suffer and how) and whether suffering is ever grounds for providing, withholding, or discontinuing interventions. The discussion has focused on the subjec...
Why we Must Change the Bioethical Terminology around So-Called "Lives Not Worth Living," and "Worthwhile" and "Unworthwhile" Lives [0.03%]
为何我们必须改变有关“不值得活的生命”以及“有价值的生命”和“无价值的生命”的生物伦理术语
Rebecca Bennett
Rebecca Bennett
The terminology of "lives not worth living," "worthwhile lives," and "unworthwhile lives," used by John Harris and many others, has become an accepted linguistic convention in bioethical discussions. These terms are used to distinguish live...