Public Reason and Bioethics: Three Perspectives 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030611699,3030611698, 9783030611705, 3030611701

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 3030611701
• ISBN-13: 9783030611705
• Author: Hon-Lam Li, Michael Campbell

This book explores and elaborates three theories of public reason, drawn from Rawlsian political liberalism, natural law theory, and Confucianism. Drawing together academics from these separate approaches, the volume explores how the three theories critique each other, as well as how each one brings its theoretical arsenal to bear on the urgent contemporary debate of medical assistance in dying. The volume is structured in two parts: an exploration of the three traditions, followed by an in-depth overview of the conceptual and historical background. In Part I, the three comprehensive opening chapters are supplemented by six dynamic chapters in dialogue with each other, each author responding to the other two traditions, and subsequently reflecting on the possible deficiencies of their own theories. The chapters in Part II cover a broad range of subjects, from an overview of the history of bioethics to the nature of autonomy and its status as a moral and political value. In its entirety, the volume provides a vibrant and exemplary collaborative resource to scholars interested in the role of public reason and its relevance in bioethical debate.

Table contents:

Part I. The Three Perspectives

1. Rawlsian Political Liberalism, Public Reason, and Bioethics

2. The Natural Law Tradition, Public Reason, and Bioethics

3. A Confucian Conception of Public Reason and Bioethics

4. Replies to Farrell & Tham, and to Fan

5. Replies to Li and Fan

6. Replies to Li and Farrell–Tham

7. Further Reflections

8. Further Reflections

9. Further Reflections

Part II. Conceptual and Historical Background

10. Kant’s Conception of Public Reason

11. Autonomy, Neutrality, and Perfectionism

12. What We Have Reason to Value: Human Capabilities and Public Reason

13. Public Reason and the Right to Healthcare

14. Bioethics and Public Reason: How the History of Bioethics Has Led to the Need for Some Concept of Public Reason

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