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Medical ethics and the trolley problem

Gabriel Andrade

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine 12 (2019)

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INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPA FOOT's DILEMMAS ON MEDICAL ETHICS.Inna Savynska - 2021 - The Days of Science of the Faculty of Philosophy – 2021 International Scientific Conference 1:307-309.details Medical ethics is a branch of applied ethics that is deeply connected with the philosophy of medicine. Medical ethics mainly focuses on the moral issues of medicine. It also deals with the problems of euthanasia, abortion, clinical trials, health care and well-being. There are many approaches or moral theories inside applied ethics. They give moral reasons for medic’s actions, especially in difficult or controversial situations. Among the numerous contemporary ethical theories, the theory of realism by English philosopher Philippa Foot takes (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Euthanasia in human beings versus companion animals.Shené Jheanne de Rijk - 2024 - South African Journal of Philosophy 43 (1):57-69.details This article argues in favour of voluntary active euthanasia in human beings on the grounds that we (society in general) perform euthanasia on valued companion animals when their suffering is considered great. I argue that suffering is a morally relevant criterion that should be considered in all cases (human and animal) of euthanasia. I further argue that human beings possess autonomy, a morally relevant difference to companion animals, that allows them to reason about their futures in a way that animals (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Utilitarian choices in COVID-19 dilemmas depend on whether or not a foreign language is used and type of dilemma.Alexandra Maftei, Andrei-Corneliu Holman & Olga Gancevici - 2022 - Ethics and Behavior 32 (6):480-497.details We were interested in exploring the associations and effects of experimental language (i.e., native – L1, or foreign – L2), dilemma type (i.e., personal – D1 or impersonal – D2), the digital device participants used (i.e., PC/laptop or smartphone), along with gender and age in sacrificial COVID-19 and non-COVID moral dilemmas. We performed two studies involving 522 participants aged 18 to 69 in April 2020. In Study 1, we found no significant associations between the dilemma type and the digital device. (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation

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