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Public Reason and Bioethics

Three Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Hon-Lam Li

    1. Department of Philosophy and CUHK Centre for Bioethics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  2. Michael Campbell

    1. Department of Philosophy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Explores and elaborates three theories of public reason drawn from Rawlsian political liberalism, natural law theory, and Confucianism
  • Structured in two parts: an exploration of the three traditions, followed by an in-depth overview of the conceptual and historical background
  • Provides a vibrant and exemplary collaborative resource to scholars interested in the role of public reason

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. The Three Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Rawlsian Political Liberalism, Public Reason, and Bioethics

      • Hon-Lam Li
      Pages 3-57

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

      • Dominic Farrell LC, Joseph Tham LC
      Pages 59-92

    4. A Confucian Conception of Public Reason and Bioethics

      • Ruiping Fan
      Pages 93-134

    5. Replies to Farrell & Tham, and to Fan

      • Hon-Lam Li
      Pages 135-180

    6. Replies to Li and Fan

      • Dominic Farrell LC, Joseph Tham LC
      Pages 181-194

    7. Replies to Li and Farrell–Tham

      • Ruiping Fan
      Pages 195-203

    8. Further Reflections

      • Hon-Lam Li
      Pages 205-252

    9. Further Reflections

      • Dominic Farrell LC, Joseph Tham LC
      Pages 253-272

    10. Further Reflections

      • Ruiping Fan
      Pages 273-280

  3. Conceptual and Historical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
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    2. Kant’s Conception of Public Reason

      • Terence Hua Tai
      Pages 283-315

    3. Autonomy, Neutrality, and Perfectionism

      • Yingying Tang, Lei Zhong
      Pages 317-335

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

      • Nancy S. Jecker
      Pages 337-357

    5. Public Reason and the Right to Healthcare

      • Michael Campbell
      Pages 359-382

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

      • Alastair V. Campbell
      Pages 383-388

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 389-415
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About this book

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. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy and CUHK Centre for Bioethics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Hon-Lam Li

  • Department of Philosophy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Michael Campbell

About the editors

Hon-Lam Li is Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Deputy Director of the Centre for Bioethics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
 
Michael Campbell is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Ethics at the University of Pardubice, the Czech Republic.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Public Reason and Bioethics

  • Book Subtitle: Three Perspectives

  • Editors: Hon-Lam Li, Michael Campbell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61170-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61169-9Published: 12 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61172-9Published: 13 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61170-5Published: 01 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 415

  • Topics: Bioethics, Nursing Ethics, Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Religious Studies, general

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