Pandemic Nihilism, Social Murder, and the Banality of Evil
The nihilism that the Biden administration displays is both convenient and necessary for the personnel who help intensify the pandemic’s avoidable harms.
Philosophy
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Read more: A New Theory for Gene Ownership A New Theory for Gene Ownership
In a new paper, Property’s Boundaries, I develop a theory of the boundaries of ownership applicable to bioethics.
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Read more: Ethical Challenges Associated with the Protection of Pets in War Ethical Challenges Associated with the Protection of Pets in War
We are currently at a crossroads: The underlying issues of speciesism and the anthropocentric bias of law are increasingly contested.
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Read more: Re-Imagining Work in the Post-Pandemic Era: An Arendtian Lens Re-Imagining Work in the Post-Pandemic Era: An Arendtian Lens
The ‘needs’ of people who find themselves confronting disability and illness should not be marginalized, as they are simply modes of the human condition.
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Read more: Injustice Anywhere: The Need to Decouple Disability and Productivity Injustice Anywhere: The Need to Decouple Disability and Productivity
People with physical impairments can be enabled or disabled by the world around them.
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Read more: How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies How to Fairly Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Therapies
The same ethical goals identified for vaccine allocation are also relevant for COVID-19 therapy allocation.
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Read more: Equalizing the Genetic Lottery? Equalizing the Genetic Lottery?
Weaving together her work in genetics with Rawlsian political philosophy, Harden’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in inheritance or politics.
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Read more: The Surprising Shape of COVID Fraud The Surprising Shape of COVID Fraud
We cannot straightforwardly assume that older adults are the most vulnerable to the scams of the pandemic.
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Read more: Becoming a Bioethicist is Expensive. That’s a Problem. Becoming a Bioethicist is Expensive. That’s a Problem.
The financial barriers associated with becoming a bioethicist make the field less accessible, undermining the quality and relevance of bioethics research.
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Read more: Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now Why We Need a Transformative Right-to-Health Pandemic Treaty Now
Health systems that lack universality and inclusivity will always fall short on disease surveillance, detection, and response.
