Justice and the Possibility of Good Moralism in Bioethics

• Published in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 236 - 263
• Main Author: HÄYRY, MATTI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Altruism; Archives & records; Bioethics; Councils; Dissent and Disputes; Encyclopedias; Ethical Analysis; Ethics; Feminism; Justice; Moral Obligations; Morality; Morals; Philosophers; Philosophy; Presidents; Social Justice; Special Section: Health, Morality, and Moralism; New York; Washington DC; United States > US; consequentialist tradition; moral principles; morality; harm principle; justice; ethics; moralism

Moralism in bioethics and elsewhere means going beyond accepted moral principles, either by exaggerating good ethical concerns, by applying them to areas where they do not belong, or simply by assuming anything else than concrete physical or mental harm as normative guides. This paper explores the c...