Given that biases can distort bioethics work, it has received surprisingly little and fragmented attention compared to in other fields of research. This article provides an overview of potentially relevant biases in bioethics, such as cognitive biases, affective biases, imperatives, and moral biases. Special attention is given to moral biases, which are discussed in terms of (1) Framings, (2) Moral theory bias, (3) Analysis bias, (4) Argumentation bias, and (5) Decision bias. While the overview is not exhaustive and the taxonomy (...) by no means is absolute, it provides initial guidance with respect to assessing the relevance of various biases for specific kinds of bioethics work. One reason why we should identify and address biases in bioethics is that it can help us assess and improve the quality of bioethics work. (shrink)

This essay argues that political, economic, and cultural developments have made the twentieth century disciplinary approach to philosophy unsustainable. It (a) discusses the reasons behind this unsustainability, which also affect the academy at large, (b) describes applied philosophy as an inadequate theoretical reaction to contemporary societal pressures, and (c) proposes a dedisciplined and interstitial approach??field philosophy??as a better response to the challenges facing the twenty-first century philosophy.

Telemedycyna stanowi stosunkowo nowe zjawisko w ochronie zdrowia, a jej wdrażanie generuje wiele pytań, na które eksperci reprezentujący różne dziedziny próbują znaleźć odpowiedź. Brakuje interdyscyplinarnych opracowań naukowych dotyczących oceny tej nowej możliwości w kontekście szeroko rozumianego dobra pacjenta. W artykule przedstawiono wybrane zagadnienia związane z telemedycyną poddawane pod dyskusję w literaturze przedmiotu. Autorka, będąc praktykującym lekarzem, zwraca również uwagę na pewne aspekty praktyczne z punktu widzenia pracownika ochrony zdrowia.