Somogy Varga,David Miguel Gray
Somogy Varga
The paper engages Christopher Boorse's Bio-Statistical Theory (BST). In its current form, BST runs into a significant challenge. For BST to account for its central tenet-that lower-level part-dysfunction is sufficient for higher-level patho...
Political Bioethics [0.03%]
政治 bioethics
Benjamin Gregg
Benjamin Gregg
If bioethical questions cannot be resolved in a widely acceptable manner by rational argument, and if they can be regulated only on the basis of political decision-making, then bioethics belongs to the political sphere. The particular kind ...
The Ethics of Head Transplant from the Confucian Perspective of Human Virtues [0.03%]
儒家人性论视角下的头移植伦理问题探究
Jianhui Li,Yaming Li
Jianhui Li
Head transplantation has ignited intense discussions about whether it should be done scientifically and ethically. This paper examines the ethics of head transplantation from a Confucian perspective and offers arguments against the permissi...
A Dilemma for Respecting Autonomy: Bridge Technologies and the Hazards of Sequential Decision-Making [0.03%]
尊重自主权的困境：桥梁技术及序贯决策的危害
Aidan Kestigian,Alex John London
Aidan Kestigian
Respect for patient autonomy can apply at two levels: ensuring that patient care reflects their considered values and wishes and honoring patient preferences about how to make momentous decisions. Caregivers who seek to respect patient auto...
Nosological Diagnosis, Theories of Categorization, and Argumentations by Analogy [0.03%]
疾病分类诊断、分类理论与类比论证
Francesco Gagliardi
Francesco Gagliardi
The nosological diagnosis is a particular type of nontheoretical diagnosis consisting of identifying the disease that afflicts the patient without explaining the underlying etiopathological mechanisms. Its origins are within the essentialis...
Jason T Eberl
Jason T Eberl
A surgical head-transplant technique, HEAVEN, promises to offer significantly improved quality of life for quadriplegics and others whose minds are functional, but whose bodies require artificial support to continue living. HEAVEN putativel...
Head Transplantation and Immortality: When Is Life Worth Living Forever? [0.03%]
头部移植与永生：生命何时值得永远延续？
J Clint Parker
J Clint Parker
Head transplantation fits within the broader conceptual space occupied by transhumanists and others who seek to extend the lives of human beings indefinitely. It is reasonable to reflect on whether, under what circumstances, and in what way...
Doctor Ex Machina: A Critical Assessment of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care [0.03%]
人工智能在医疗领域的应用：批判性评估
Annika M Svensson,Fabrice Jotterand
Annika M Svensson
This article examines the potential implications of the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care for both its delivery and the medical profession. To this end, the first section explores the basic features of AI and the...
Joel L Gamble,Nathan K Gamble
Joel L Gamble
"Intervention" is not synonymous with "care." For an intervention to constitute care-which patients should have a right to access-it must be technically feasible and licit. Now these criteria do not prove sufficient; numerous archaic interv...
Reconciling Regulation with Scientific Autonomy in Dual-Use Research [0.03%]
兼顾科学研究自主性 的生物双重用途研究监管问题探究
Nicholas G Evans,Michael J Selgelid,Robert Mark Simpson
Nicholas G Evans
In debates over the regulation of communication related to dual-use research, the risks that such communication creates must be weighed against against the value of scientific autonomy. The censorship of such communication seems justifiable...