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On the Ethics Blog and its Swedish language sister blog Etikbloggen we discuss the significance of research and the questions raised by the results.
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Can we change by seeing our mistakes?
Perhaps I should start by mentioning that I am not an expert on Confucius but find him inspiring. This post just expresses that inspiration, nothing else. Given how conflicts are constantly recreated, everywhere and in all areas, one might wonder if we can ever change by seeing our mistakes. We have mastered so much through […]
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When nurses become researchers: ethical challenges in doctoral supervision
Nurses who choose to pursue a doctorate and conduct research in the nursing and health sciences contribute greatly to the development of healthcare: the dissertation projects are often collaborations with healthcare. However, doctoral education in the field contains challenges for both doctoral students and their supervisors. One challenge is that many combine research with part-time […]
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Conditions for studies of medicine safety during breastfeeding
Reliable information on medicine safety during breastfeeding is lacking for many medications. In order to avoid the risk of harming the baby, mothers taking medication for various diseases may be advised by their doctor to discontinue the medication during breastfeeding (or the woman herself may choose to discontinue). Alternatively, the woman may be advised to […]
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The importance of letting things take their time
To be an ethicist and philosopher is to be an advocate for time: “Wait, we need time to think this through.” This idea of letting things take their time rarely gains traction in society. It starts already in school, where the focus is often on being able to calculate quickly and recite as many words […]
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Can counseling be unphilosophical?
A fascinating paper by Fredrik Andersen, Rani Lill Anjum, and Elena Rocca, “Philosophical bias is the one bias that science cannot avoid,” reminds us of something fundamental, but often forgotten, about the nature of scientific inquiry. Every scientist, whether they realize it or not, operates with fundamental assumptions about causality, determinism, reductionism, and the nature […]
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