This conceptual paper presents social, psychological and philosophical (ethical and epistemological) reflections on the current pandemic (COVID-19) using an analytical and comparative approach. The suggestions presented are related to the current and...
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Neuroethics: A New Way of Doing Ethics (2011)
The aim of this article is to present neuroethics as a new way of doing ethics. Naeuroethics offers an opportunity to refine the tools that are used. Ethicists often have to resort to intuitions triggered by the consideration of cases in order to assess ...
Challenging times: ethics, nursing and the COVID-19 pandemic
Nurses and midwives around the world work hard to detect COVID-19 cases, save lives, comfort in the face of death, and educate themselves and the public about protective measures. In many countries, nurses are burdened by...
Neuroethics Questions to Guide Ethical Research in the International Brain Initiatives (2018)
Increasingly, national governments around the world are prioritising investment in neuroscience. There are currently seven active or in-development national-level brain research initiatives spanning four continents. Engaging in ...
Contagion, containment, consent: infectious disease pandemics and the ethics, rights, and legality of state-enforced vaccination
As we can now observe, we live in a world of 'globalised' health, where an outbreak of infectious disease can sow fear. Given this, and the acknowledged range of pandemic diseases that wreak indelible havoc, there is the possibility, indeed the probability, of...
Neuroethics: An Introduction with Readings 2010
This book explores the ethical, legal and social issues arising from brain imaging, psychopharmacology and other new developments in neuroscience. Neuroscience increasingly allows us to explain, predict and even control aspects of human behaviour....
Ethical Decision Making in Clinical Neuropsychology 2018
The ability to anticipate, avoid and resolve ethical conflicts in neuropsychology is a dynamic process that needs to be developed. Ethical codes and professional guidelines are being developed and updated, changes in clinical practice are emerging and...
Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science: Essential Readings in Neuroethics 2007
Where is the line between instinct and free will in humans? How far can technology and medicine go to manipulate the brain? With each new discovery about the human mind, more and more questions arise about the limits of consciousness,...
Thinking ethically about pandemics: a matter of public health and social ethics
This essay argues that any ethical approach to mitigating the negative effects of pandemics must give detailed and sustained attention to those on the margins of society. This means tackling widespread racism and concentrated poverty in politics....
Some Research Ethics Questions during the COVID19 Pandemics. What Prospects for the Future?
This article attempts to review some of the most pressing questions that have been discussed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak. General questions regarding research into potentially dangerous viruses are considered, ethical issues surrounding the conduct of...
Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice
Neurosurgical interventions can alter a person's self-concept and affect neurological and cognitive function to a level that is unacceptable to both patient and family. In an increasingly complex and evolving field, the ethical implications...
Proportionality, Pandemics, and Medical Ethics
While the conduct of doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic is admirable, the approach to medical ethics from a heroic perspective is neither sustainable nor robust enough to cope with the complexity of emergency conditions during a pandemic. It is.
Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology: A Case-Based Learning Approach 2012
Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology (PECN) is a case-based ethics textbook for readers who want a concise, accessible book to help them assess and address ethical issues in their daily practice. With chapter topics ...
Surging Solidarity: Reorienting Ethics for Pandemics,
Public discourse on ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic has tended to focus on resource scarcity and the protection of civil liberties. We show how these preoccupations reflect an entrenched imagination of disaster that guides the ethics of response. In this article...
Moral Brains: The Neuroscience of Morality 2016
Over the past fifteen years, there has been considerable interest in studying the brain structures involved in moral judgements using novel neuroscience techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Many people, including many ...