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The Possibility of Global Bioethics in a Globalized World
The Possibility of Global Bioethics in a Globalized World

Author(s): Maria Sinaci
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Health and medicine and law, Globalization
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: Globalization; bioethics; human rights; ethical value; religion;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the possibility of the existence of global bioethics in a world in full globalization process which faces complex problems and requires ethical solutions and approaches based on international collaboration. The first part of this paper explains the meaning of “global bioethics” and its particular meaning used in this paper -- in order to avoid any confusion. Further on, the latest stage of bioethics is analyzed: its transition from its local to its global dimension. The main thesis of this study is that global bioethical construction can generate closeness in the approaches related to bioethics, given that universal values and norms are identified provided that this is not an absolute (albeit impossible) moral consensus. This study argues the possibility of global bioethics from a transversal perspective, exploring the fields of human rights, cultural pluralism, and religion.

  • Issue Year: 4/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 296-306
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English