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Bioethics 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. Uncertain Bioethics makes 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 epistemic diffidence when 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 epistemic diffidence should 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.

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This volume covers a wide range of conceptual, epistemological and methodological issues in the philosophy of science raised by reflection upon medical science and practice. Several chapters examine such general meta-scientific concepts as discovery, reduction, theories and models, causal inference and scientific realism as they apply to medicine or medical science in particular. Some discuss important concepts specific to medicine (diagnosis, health, disease, brain death). A topic such as evidence, for instance, is examined at a variety of levels, from social mechanisms for guiding evidence-b

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Do the mechanisms of epigenetics control our genes? Or maybe not? The field of epigenetics investigates the complex molecular interaction of genes and their physical environment. Epigenetic mechanisms can alter our DNA structurally, change gene expression and thus drive cellular development throughout life. They have currently been associated with numerous diseases and are known to shape both appearance and behavioral patterns. Environmental factors as well as lifestyle choices come into play and impart their

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Obra que atende a estudantes e a profissionais da saúde não especialistas em bioética, mas interessados em conhecê-la, visto que normalmente se sentem profundamente incomodados com os problemas de sua prática habitual que apresentam interface com questões de natureza ética. Propõe-se a oferecer ao leitor um panorama da bioética em duas perspectivas: a da disciplina acadêmica e a do saber aplicado a diversos problemas relacionados ao cotidiano das práticas em saúde. E mais: busca expor a bioética como saber capaz de construir uma nova ponte entre a prática clínica e a prática em saúde pública. Se, por um lado, é difícil perseguir a originalidade quando se assume a tarefa de resumir um campo para leitores neófitos, por outro, esse é sempre um exercício à espera de ser feito, ainda mais em áreas tão interdisciplinares quanto é a bioética. Nesse sentido, o livro cumpre o prometido: de fácil leitura, convida à reflexão, ampliando as fronteiras do pensamento para quem tem o dever de exercitar a dúvida em situações como as provocadas pelo aborto, por exemplo, em que as crenças religiosas dos profissionais da saúde costumam se sobrepor aos deveres da assistência em saúde. Outro dado interessante: talvez por ser um campo tão aberto e com múltiplas fronteiras disciplinares, os autores deram preferência por não definir a bioética. Apresentaram-na por seu objeto de pesquisa e espaço de atuação, não por meio de conceitos. Para o público a que se dirige, essa pode ser uma estratégia eficaz, pois o aproximará pela experiência e não pela abstração da teoria.

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