It is important to be able to offer an account of which activities count as scientific research,
given our current interest in promoting research as a means to benefit humankind and in …

Clinical research is thought to be ethically problematic and is subject to extensive regulation
and oversight. Despite frequent endorsement of this view, there has been almost no …

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 …

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 …

Ethical conduct of research involving humans has gained relevance and importance over
the years with the expansion of research beyond boundaries of traditional medical and …

Clinical research requires that some people be used and possibly harmed for the benefit of
others. What justifies such use of people? This book provides an in-depth philosophical …

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 …

The foundations of research ethics are riven with fault lines emanating from a fear that if
research is too closely connected to weighty social purposes an imperative to advance the …

This chapter begins with an examination of the nature and scope of medical practice. As we
shall see, there are several alternative visions of the nature and scope of medical practice …