Bioethics, Public Reason, and Religion - The Liberalism Problem (Paperback)

Can religious arguments provide a reasonable, justified basis for restrictive (coercive) public policies regarding numerous ethically and politically controversial medical interventions, such as research with human embryos, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or using artificial wombs? With Rawls, we answer negatively. Liberally reasonable policies must address these controversial technologies on the basis of public reasons accessible to all, even if not fully agreeable by all. Further, public democratic deliberation requires participants to construct these policies as citizens who are agnostic with respect to the truth of all comprehensive doctrines, whether secular or religious. The goal of these deliberations is practical, namely, to identify reasonable policy options that reflect fair terms of cooperation in a liberal, pluralistic society. Further, religious advocates may participate in formal policymaking processes as reasonable liberal citizens. Finally, public reason evolves through the deliberative process and all the novel technological challenges medicine generates for bioethics and related public policies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Elements in Bioethics and Neuroethics
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Leonard M Fleck
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	75
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-907805-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Promotions
LSN:	1-00-907805-4
Barcode:	9781009078054

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