Like many trained in philosophy, we greatly value the work of those scholars with the
courage to espouse contrarian views, particularly when the ideas in dispute lie at the very …

In her critique of research ethics, Rosamond Rhodes identifies at least three aspects of the
field that she believes require significant rethinking and reform (Rhodes 2005). Each is part …

Rosamond Rhodes calls for a reconceptualization of research ethics and a fundamental shift
in attitude toward both research subjects and scientific investigators. She recognizes the …

Given the diversity of what we bring along with us, some commentators have seized the
intended thrust of my remarks, others have not. So, let me try again to make my position …

Rosamond Rhodes (2005) has provided much food for thought in her interesting and
provocative article. Probably the most controversial point is her proposal that participation in …

Thinking about the ethics and regulation of human research has been parochial in the sense
that it typically has not drawn on comparison and contrast with other areas of human …

In “Rethinking Research Ethics,” Rosamond Rhodes offers a wide-ranging critique of the
problems emerging from what she characterizes as “research dogmas”(Rhodes 2005, 7–28) …

For decades, ethical codes, guidelines and regulations for research involving humans have
held that research must have social value in order to be ethical. The idea was present in the …

Research involving human subjects is much more stringently regulated than many other
nonresearch activities that appear to be at least as risky. A number of prominent figures now …

tion, it has been much discussed, and there has been no lack of data suggesting that its
prevalence is substantial. The Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments …