{"product_id":"uncertain-bioethics-stephen-napier-9780815372981","title":"Uncertain Bioethics: Moral Risk and Human Dignity","description":"\u003cp\u003eBioethics is a field of inquiry and as such is fundamentally an epistemic discipline. Knowing how we make moral judgments can bring into relief why certain arguments on various bioethical issues appear plausible to one side and obviously false to the other. \u003ci\u003eUncertain Bioethics \u003c\/i\u003emakes a significant and distinctive contribution to the bioethics literature by culling the insights from contemporary moral psychology to highlight the epistemic pitfalls and distorting influences on our apprehension of value. Stephen Napier also incorporates research from epistemology addressing pragmatic encroachment and the significance of peer disagreement to justify what he refers to as \u003ci\u003eepistemic diffidence \u003c\/i\u003ewhen one is considering harming or killing human beings. Napier extends these developments to the traditional bioethical notion of dignity and argues that beliefs subject to \u003ci\u003eepistemic diffidence \u003c\/i\u003eshould not be acted upon. He proceeds to apply this framework to traditional and developing issues in bioethics including abortion, stem cell research, euthanasia, decision-making for patients in a minimally conscious state, and risky research on competent human subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Napier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815372981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815372981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephen Napier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086936256767,"sku":"9780815372981","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee6f9275-f70a-46a7-a03c-1c46f1977ea9.jpg?v=1769097383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncertain-bioethics-stephen-napier-9780815372981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}