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J. Broad , K. Green, Monash University, Melbourne, M. Cherry , St. Edward‘s University, Austin, TX, USA; C. Dutilh Novaes, Leiden, The Netherlands VIC, Australia (Eds.) A. S. Iltis , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA (Eds.) Formalizing Medieval Logical Virtue, Liberty, and Toleration Pluralistic Casuistry Theories Political Ideas of European Women, Suppositio, Consequentiae and Obligationes 1400-1800 Balancing Moral Arguments, Economic Realities, and Political Theory Th is book presents novel formalizations of three Th is volume challenges the view that women have of the most important medieval logical theories: not contributed to the historical development Baruch A. Brody has been one of the most supposition, consequence and obligations. In an of political ideas, and highlights the depth and important voices in bioethics over the last several additional fourth part, an in-depth analysis of the complexity of women’s political thought in the decades, asking new and challenging questions concept of formalization is presented – a crucial centuries prior to the French Revolution. about a range of problems, examining recalci- concept in the current logical panorama, which as From the late medieval period to the enlighten- trant issues in novel ways, always with the goal of such receives surprisingly little attention. Although ment, a signifi cant number of European women off ering practical solutions to complex problems. formalizations of medieval logical theories wrote works dealing with themes of political signif- Th is volume presents a sustained philosophical have been proposed earlier in the literature, the icance. Th e essays in this collection examine their analysis of Brody’s contributions to biomedical formalizations presented here are all based on writings with particular reference to the ideas of ethics. Th e essays in this volume compass episte- innovative vantage points: supposition theories as virtue, liberty, and toleration. Th e fi gures discussed mological, methodological, and topical contribu- algorithmic hermeneutics, theories of consequence include Christine de Pizan, Catherine d’Amboise, tions to bioethics, including both application analyzed with tools borrowed from model-theory Isabella d’Este, Elizabeth I, Katherine Chidley, and criticism of Brody’s normative moral theory and two-dimensional semantics, and obligations as Elizabeth Poole, Margaret Cavendish, Damaris – pluralistic casuistry – Jewish medical ethics, logical games. For this reason, this is perhaps the Masham, Mary Astell, Elizabeth Carter, Catharine human embryo transfer, medical futility, life and fi rst time that these medieval logical theories are Macaulay, Mary Wollstonecraft , and Cornélie death decisions in pediatrics, euthanasia and end- made fully accessible to the modern philosopher Wouters. Th ese women actively contributed to the of-life decision-making, the obligations of clinical and logician who wishes to obtain a better grasp political practice and discourse of their times. researchers toward study participants, and profes- of them, but who has always been held back by sional integrity. the lack of appropriate ‘translations’ into modern Features terms. 7 Includes both English and continental women thinkers 7 Provides an introduction to the Features Features thought of little known women thinkers 7 Treats 7 Analysis of the work of Baruch Brody, a leading 7 Makes medieval logic understandable to the women’s ideas with philosophical sophistication as fi gure in bioethics 7 Combines methodological, modern logician/philosopher 7 Sheds a new part of the history of political thought 7 Exam- philosophical considerations with applied chapters light on medieval logical theories by means of ines a period (1400-1600) that has received little 7 Includes a response by Baruch Brody that criti- newly designed formalizations 7 Is a diachronic attention in the history of women’s ideas cally engages the contributions to the volume analysis of what constitutes the essence of logic, in particular through the concept of the formal Fields of interest 7 Combines in-depth historical analysis with a History of Philosophy; Political Philosophy; Contents systematic/logical approach to medieval logic Gender Studies Section I Pluralistic Moral Casuistry.- Section II Jewish Medical Ethics.- Section III Biomedical Contents Target groups Public Policy.- Section IV Critical Application and Introduction.- 1. Supposition Th eory: Algorithmic Academics and students of history of ideas, Analysis.- Appendix. Hermeneutics.- 2. Buridan’s Notion of Conse- political theory, late medieval, early modern, and quentia.- 3. Obligationes as logical games.- 4. Th e enlightenment philosophy, European studies, and Fields of interest Philosophy of Formalization.- Conclusion.- Refer- women’s studies Philosophy of Medicine; Th eory of Medicine/ ences.- Index of Names and Topics. Bioethics Type of publication Fields of interest Contributed volume Target groups Logic; Medieval Philosophy; Philosophy Bioethicists, philosophers or religious scholars in ethics or philosophy of medicine Target groups Historians of logic, philosophers of logic and Type of publication language, logicians Contributed volume Type of publication Monograph
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G. Hanekamp, Europäische Akademie, Y. Hashiloni-Dolev, The Academic College of Husserl-Archiv Leuven , The Netherlands Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany (Ed.) Tel-Aviv-Yaff o, Israel History of the Husserl- Business Ethics of Innovation A Life (Un)Worthy of Living Archives Assisted by: F. Wuetscher Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany
Th is short History of the Husserl-Archives off ers a Firms that operate in a market economy oft en Based on a variety of empirical materials the fascinating view on the foundation and develop- depend upon innovations in order to achieve study reveals dramatic diff erences between the ment of this important research institute and of the competitive advantages that sustainably secure way that the German and Israeli societies address Husserliana edition. Father Van Breda’s personal their survival. Business ethics is thus largely the question of a life (un)worthy of living: while annotations, which are made public for the fi rst concerned with questions about the decisional in Germany, social, cultural, religious and legal time in English here, paint a captivating picture of freedoms involved in innovation processes. Inno- conditions restrict the selection of embryos based the rescue of Husserl’s manuscripts and the foun- vations oft entimes raise novel questions about the on prenatal diagnosis, in Israel they strongly dation of the Archives shortly before the second role of the state or the structure of society. Business encourage it. world war. Th e overview of the further history of ethics needs to provide a framework for balancing A close comparative analysis of the ways that the Archives by Th omas Vongehr concentrates on the diff erent perspectives, values, and interests at these two societies handle the delicate balance the history of the editorial work and its recep- stake. Th is balance must be achieved at the level of between the quality and sanctity of life illuminates tion. Th ese two texts present not only a historical the fi rm in order to facilitate adequate long term the controversy around reproductive genetics account but explain the scientifi c goals and tasks of decisions, but it should also be sought at higher, in an original and provocative way. Th e study is the Husserl-Archives and its research. including regulatory, levels. Achieving this balance also innovative in its use of contemporary social will require an ethical framework for entrepre- theory concerning the politics of life in compre- Features neurial action. Th e particular disciplines engaged hending the diff erences between two societies 7 First comprehensive history of the Husserl- in generating innovations as well as all relevant positioned at opposite extremes in their adoption Archives 7 Unique autobiographical documenta- fi elds of applied ethics should be involved in the of reproductive genetics. It thus off ers an original tion of the foundation of the Archives balancing process. Business Ethics of Innovation is cross-cultural discussion concerning present-day 7 Available in German and English for the fi rst thus necessarily an interdisciplinary endeavour. techno-medical manipulations of life itself. time
Contents Features Contents Business Ethics of Innovation. An Introduction.- 7 Deals with cutting edge questions regarding Foreword.- Th e Rescue of Husserl’s Nachlass and Corporate Ethics and Globalization. Global Rules human reproduction, genethics and the social the Founding of the Husserl-Archives.- A Short and Private Actors.- Research Priorities, Profi ts, application of new reproductive technologies History of the Husserl-Archives Leuven and the and Public Goods: Th e Case of Drug Resistant 7 Develops new concepts for discussing present Husserliana.- Images.- Appendix Husserliana. Disease.- Ethical Issues Associated with Pharma- day genetic manipulations of life itself, and ceutical Innovation.- Corporate Responsibility for contributes to both academic and political discus- Fields of interest Innovation – A Citizenship Framework.- Access to sions concerning the biopolitics of the beginning Phenomenologists; historians of philosophy Medicines and the Innovation Dilemma.- IT Inno- of life 7 Feeds the ongoing debate about the vations and Open Source: A Question of Business balance between the value versus the quality of life Target groups Ethics or Business Model? Phenomenologists; historians of philosophy Fields of interest Fields of interest Ethics; Reproductive Medicine; Human Genetics Type of publication Ethics; Philosophy; Social Sciences, general Commemorative publication Target groups Target groups Sociologists, anthropologists, researchers of health Researcher and scientists and illness and of new reproductive technologies, sociology and anthropology of the body, science Type of publication and technology studies, students in policy studies, Monograph genetic counseling, health law and ethics and german and israeli studies
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S. C. Lee, National Central University, Chungli, M. Murray , University of Prince Edward Island, N. Nottelmann , University of Copenhagen, Denmark Taiwan (Ed.) Charlottetown, Canada Blameworthy Belief The Family, Medical Decision- The Moral Wager A Study in Epistemic Deontologism Making, and Biotechnology Evolution and Contract Critical Refl ections on Asian Moral Perspectives Believing the wrong thing may sometimes have Th is book illuminates and sharpens moral theory, drastic consequences. Th e question as to when a by analyzing the evolutionary dynamics of person is not only ill-guided, but genuinely at fault Th is volume opens with an exploration of the interpersonal relations in a variety of games. We for holding a particular belief is an important one: Confucian recognition of the family as an entity discover that successful players in evolutionary It touches upon the roots of our understanding existing in its own right and which is not reducible games operate as if following this piece of norma- of such notions as criminal negligence and moral to its members or their interests. As the essays tive advice: Don’t do unto others without their responsibility. in this volume show, this recognition of the consent. Th e answer to this question may infl uence the family supports a notion of family autonomy that From this advice, some signifi cant implications extent to which we are willing to submit each other contrasts with Western individualistic accounts for moral theory follow. First, we cannot view to punishments ranging from mild resentment to of proper medical decision making. Th ere are morality as a categorical imperative. Secondly, harsh prison terms. analyses of basic concepts as well as explorations we cannot hope to off er rational justifi cation for Th is book presents an extensive eff ort to shed light of their implications for actual medical practice. adopting moral advice. Th is is where Glaucon and on the conditions under which we may appropri- Th e confl icts in East Asian countries between Adeimantus went astray: they wanted a proof of ately deem someone blameworthy for holding a traditional Confucian and Western bioethics are the benefi ts of morality in every single case. Th at is particular belief. It regiments and unifi es several explored as well as the tension between the new not possible. Moral constraint is a bad bet taken in debates within contemporary epistemology, ethics reproductive technologies and traditional under- and of itself. But there is some good news: moral and legal scholarship. Finally, the book brings a standings of the family. constraint is a good bet when examined statisti- new philosophical look on issues like our power cally. to control beliefs and the extent and nature of Features foresight. 7 A detailed view of implications of Confucian Features thought for bioethics 7 An introduction to why 7 Best overarching defence of evolutionary ethics Features East Asian medical practice and the norms for yet 7 Excellent synthesis of biology, game theory, 7 Provides the fi rst extensive treatment of the human embryonic research are so diff erent from and contractarian ethics 7 Off ers a revisionist notion of epistemic blameworthiness, a notion that in North America and Europe 7 Provides contractarian normative theory 7 Great, central to many philosophical concerns 7 Brings a detailed exploration of why the concept of the sustained, dialectic progression throughout together for the fi rst time important legal case family plays such a central role in East Asian 7 Wonderfully clear, witty, and engaging material, meta-ethical theory and state-of-the-art medical decision making epistemology 7 Presents a wide array of topics Contents in contemporary philosophy, on which much inter- Contents Introduction.- 1. Irrealism.- 2. Against Moral esting work is sure to be done in the near future Preface.- I. A View from Asia: An Introduction.- Categoricity.- 3. Self-Interest.- 4. Rationality’s II. Th e Family and its Impact on Bioethics and Failure.- 5. Evolutionary Fit.- 6. Consent Th eory.- Fields of interest Personhood.- III. Medical Decision-Making and 7. Concerned Parties.- 8. Suff ering and Indiff er- Epistemology; Ethics; Philosophy of Law Traditional Conception of the Family.- IV. Human ence.- Bibliography.- Index. Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Confucian, Target groups Islamic, and Western Perspectives.- V. Taking the Fields of interest Professional philosophers, students of philosophy Family Seriously: Confucian Approaches to Health Ethics; Game Th eory, Economics, Social and from advanced undergraduates and up, broad- Care Financing.- VI. A Concluding, Quasi-Confu- Behav. Sciences; Evolutionary Biology minded legal scholars cian Postscript. Target groups Type of publication Fields of interest Professional philosophers specializing in theo- Monograph Philosophy of Medicine; Medicine/Public Health, retical ethics – especially studying contractari- general; Ethics anism, game theory, and/or evolutionary ethics; Grad students; Senior undergraduate students; Target groups Ethicists, biologists, economists, social theorists, Bioethicists, physicians, researchers, students of decision theorists Chinese and Asian philosophy, those working in family studies Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Contributed volume
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P. W. Phillips, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, P. Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, P. S a k a, University of Houston, TX, USA SK, Canada; C. B. Onwuekwe , University of Calgary, USA; P. Sandøe , University of Copenhagen, Denmark AB, Canada (Eds.) How to Think about Meaning Accessing and Sharing the Ethics, Hunger and
Benefi ts of the Genomics Globalization According to the dominant theory of meaning, Revolution In Search of Appropriate Policies truth-conditional semantics, to explain the meaning of a statement is to specify the conditions necessary and suffi cient for its truth. Classical Th ere is a veritable gold rush mentality in the life truth-conditional semantics is coming under science world as scientists, entrepreneurs and “Ethics, Hunger and Globalization” adds an ethics increasing attack, however, from contextualists and multinationals are staking claims to the ‘code dimension to the debate and research about inferentialists, who agree that meaning is located of life’ embodied in the world’s current stock of poverty, hunger, and globalization. Outstanding in the mind. plants, animals, microbes and human populations. scholars and practitioners from several disci- How to Th ink about Meaning develops an even Th is edited volume explores the legal, economic plines discuss what action is needed for ethics to more radical mentalist semantics, which it does by and political context for the debate about intellec- play a bigger role in action by governments, civil shift ing the object of semantic inquiry. Whereas tual property rights for traditional knowledge and society, and the private sector to reduce poverty for classical semantics the object of analysis is genetic resources and critically analyses the theory and hunger within the context of globalization. an abstract sentence or utterance such as “Grass and practice of access and benefi ts sharing eff orts Th e book concludes that much of the rhetoric by is green”, for attitudinal semantics the object of around the world. Th e book also investigates the policy makers is not followed up with appropriate inquiry is a propositional attitude such as “Speaker current fl ashpoints – the David and Goliath battle action, and discusses the role of ethics in attempts so-and-so thinks grass is green”. Explicit relativiza- between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser over to match action with rhetoric. Th e book also tion to some speaker S allows for semantic theory farmers’ rights; the dispute over coexistence of concludes that a better understanding of the values then to make contact with psychology, sociology, GM and organic production; and the ownership underlying both public and private sector action historical linguistics, and other empirical disci- and control of human genetic materials stored in towards the alleviation of poverty and hunger plines. human gene banks around the world. would lead to more enlightened policies and a greater success in attempts to achieve the Millen- Features Features nium Development Goals. 7 Challenges truth-conditional semantics 7 Explores the legal, economic and political 7 Develops a cognitivist or mentalist theory of context for the debate about intellectual prop- Features meaning 7 Examines the nature of hate speech erty rights for traditional knowledge and genetic 7 Presents new evidence about the role of ethics 7 Examines the nature of ambiguity 7 Proposes resources 7 Investigates the current fl ashpoints: in government action to alleviate hunger a new solution to the semantic paradoxes the battle between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser 7 Provides a unique perspective on how to over patented seeds, the dispute over coexistence achieve the Millennium Development Goals Contents of GM and organic production; and the ownership 7 Shows how ethical and economic aspects can be Preface.- Notational Conventions.- Part I: Th eo- and control of human genetic materials integrated for better policies and reduced hunger retical Issues.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Th e Case of 7 Discusses how ethical perspectives may guide the Missing Truth-Conditions.- 3. Foundations of Fields of interest globalization for the benefi t of poor people Attitudinal Semantics.- 4. Objections and Replies.- Ethics; Law Th eory/Law Philosophy; Life Sciences, Part II: Case Studies.- 5. Hate Speech.- general Fields of interest 6. Ambiguity.- 7. Quotation and Use-Mention.- Ethics; Economic Policy; Social Policy 8. Liars and Truth-tellers.- Conclusion.- Refer- Target groups ences.- Index. Scholars in law, economics, agricultural Target groups economics, sociology, political science and Ethicists, economists, agricultural conomists, food Fields of interest science/technology/society, especially in issues of policy analysts, food policy advisors to govern- Philosophy of Language; Semantics; Pragmatism patents, plant genetic resources, ethics of IPRs and ments, economic development professionals, the indigenous studies; policy institutes and actors NGO community as well as the UN community Target groups across the world, IFPRI and IPGRI, the Carta- Anyone interested in the theory of meaning, gena Protocol on Biosafety, the World Intellectual Type of publication especially philosophers of language and those in Property Offi ce, UN agencies; national government Contributed volume linguistic semantics and linguistic pragmatics agencies directed at understanding and partici- pating in the policy area, NGOs and activists Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Contributed volume
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H. Wright, Drury University, Springfi eld, MO, USA D. N. Weisstub, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; G. Diaz-Pintos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Means, Ends and Medical Care Ciudad Real, Spain (Eds.) Autonomy and Human Rights
Writing with exceptional clarity, heart-felt compas- in Health Care sion for the physical and emotional suff ering An International Perspective of patients, and deep philosophical insight into the nature of human cognition, Wright uses the conceptual tools of recent cognitive science to Autonomy and Human Rights in Healthcare: analyze and critique some of the most basic under- An International Perspective is a group of essays lying conceptions of contemporary medical care. published in memory of David Th omasma, one To make it clear why we desperately need a richer, of the leading humanists in the fi eld of bioethics more nuanced account of medical reasoning, during the twentieth century. A pioneer in the fi eld Wright gives a brilliant analysis of the complex of multidisciplinary research, having integrated internal structure of our concepts of health and major theological and philosophical traditions disease, showing that our present models are in the west with modern science, Th omasma was wholly incapable of dealing with the realities of a role model to the authors who have devoted actual human disease. He then shows the error of essays to his major avenues of inquiry. Th e authors assuming that we always know in advance what represent many diff erent countries and disciplines the medical and moral ends are for any medical throughout the globe. Th e volume deals with situation. Th is leads to a radical questioning of the pressing issue of how to ground a universal so-called “rational actor” or “economic” models bioethics in the context of the confl icted world of of rationality that are popular in medicine today. combative cultures and perspectives. Prof. Mark Johnson, Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon Features 7 Adresses the challenge of creating universal Features bioethics in the faces of valued confl icts and the 7 Goes deeper than the usual medical ethics concentration of world views 7 Looks at the text in elaborating the basis of value in medical main topics in current Bioethics that have a serious endeavors 7 Refutes claims that professional human rights component 7 Explores the human judgement can be industrialized or computerized right to health and the various sub rights that are 7 Proposes a Deweyan model that reinforces part of ongoing crises relating to claims made in informal means/ends reasoning instead of trying the health system to replace it with economic rationality Contents Contents Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface: Overview: Broad Considerations in the Relation E. Pellegrino. Contributors. Introduction.- of Means and Ends, Treating and Healing.- Cogni- Part I: Health Care, Human Rights, and Social tive Semantic Structures in Informal Means/Ends Policy.- Part II: Th e Centrality and Limits of Reasoning.- Health and Disease: Fluid Concepts Autonomy.- Part III: Pluralism, Race And Health.- Evolved Non-Literally.- John Dewey’s Perspec- Part IV: Future Legal Ordering and Social Plan- tive on Means and Ends: the Setting which makes ning.- Part V: Individual Integrity, Research Ethics Informal Deliberation Necessary.- John Dewey’s and Human Rights.- Index. View of Situations, Problems, Means and Ends. Fields of interest Fields of interest Ethics; Philosophy of Medicine; Medical Law Philosophy of Medicine; Pragmatism; Ethics Target groups Target groups Physicians, philosophers, theologists, lawyers, Philosophers, medical ethicists, health policy human rights workers, health professionals, lay planners, medical educators, pragmatists, graduate people students and scholars in bioethics, philosophy of medicine, health care ethics Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication Monograph
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