Browsing Research Articles (Philosophy) by Title
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Dare we rethink informed consent?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Current informed consent practices conform to the informed consent paradigm (ICP). Our intention is finally to promote patient autonomy through the provision of information intended to remove the information (i.e. power) ... -
Deliberating about race as a variable in biomedical research
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2011-04-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Race as a variable in research ethics is investigated: to what extent is it morally appropriate to regard the race of research subjects as pivotal for research outcomes? The challenges it poses to ... -
Ecological sustainability in a developing country such as South Africa? A philosophical and ethical inquiry.
(Frank Cass PublishersRoutledge, 2002)Although South Africa has adopted the notion of ecologically sustainable development not only as a human right entrenched in its Constitution, but also as one of its major policy objectives, there are major practical, ... -
Die einde van etiek in 'n wêreld van on-volhoubare ontwikkeling?
(2003-10)Vir ons doeleindes wil ek onvolhoubare ontwikkeling definieer as ontwikkeling waarin die behoeftes van die hede op so 'n manier bevredig word dat dit die vermoë ondermyn van toekomstige geslagte om hulle behoeftes te ... -
The ethics of responsibility : the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2008-06)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics is based on the Other/other. He argues that we are in an asymmetrical relationship with our neighbour that pre-destines us to ethical responsibility even before consciousness or ... -
Finding creativity in the diversity of environmental ethics
(Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa, 1999)The contribution is a comprehensive if abbreviated review of different philosophical perspectives on human-environment relationships. Extensively referenced, it outlines historical trends and current debates in the field ... -
The formation of the self : Nietzsche and complexity
(Philosophical Society of South Africa., 2002)The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between the formation of the self and the worldly horizon within which this self achieves its meaning. Our inquiry takes place from two perspectives: the first ... -
From dis-enclosure to decolonisation : in dialogue with Nancy and Mbembe on self-determination and the other
(MDPI, 2011-04-13)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: What might a sense of decolonisation (not)/be? Or, what comes after the logic of the coloniser? This question is at the centre of many debates in South Africa and extends to all countries worldwide who ... -
From inequality to equality : evaluating normative justifications for affirmative action as racial redress
(SUNMeDIA, 2014-11)We investigate whether, and to what extent, Nozick’s entitlement theory and Rawls’s theory of justice as fairness can normatively ground affirmative action policies. Our findings are that, whereas the Nozickean project ... -
Harm: The counterfactual comparative account, the omission and pre-emption problems, and well-being
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03)The concept of “harm” is ubiquitous in moral theorising, and yet remains poorly defined. Bradley suggests that the counterfactual comparative account of harm is the most plausible account currently available, but also ... -
Hermeneutics and historical consciousness : an appraisal of the contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer
(African Journals Online -- AJOL, 2002)In this introductory article to the volume of the South African Journal of Philosophy in tribute of Hans-Georg Gadamer, the author, first, makes a few remarks about the nature of hermeneutics and Gadamer's views on the ... -
How do healthcare professionals manage ethical challenges regarding information in healthcare professional/patient clinical interactions? a review of concept- or argument-based articles and case analyses
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-12)Background. This study forms part of an ongoing research project that seeks to enhance the information-management skills of health professionals within the clinical context. Objectives. To review case analyses and reviews ... -
How not to be a metaethical naturalist - Jesse Prinz on the emotional construction of morals
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-07)Jesse Prinz develops a naturalistic metaethical theory with which he purports to sidestep ‘Hume's law’ by demonstrating how, on his theory, in describing what our moral beliefs commit us to we can determine what our moral ... -
Human rights discourse : friend or foe of African women’s sexual freedoms?
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From an overview of the current state of the global debate on human rights, the need to strike a balance between the transcendent and immanent dimensions of such rights claims is distilled as an important ... -
Interpreting Foucault : an evaluation of a Foucauldian critique of education
(Education Association of South Africa, 2012-02)The potential strengths and weaknesses of a Foucauldian critique of education are discussed and evaluated. The article focuses specifically on the value of Foucault's work for critiquing social and political ideologies ... -
Moral challenges in managed care
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015-11-26)Managed healthcare in South Africa is faced with complex moral challenges, where different stakeholders appeal to different ethics principles to guide decision-making. The traditional bio-medical ethics principles of ... -
Moral perspectives on covert research
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-11-04)The term ‘covert research’ refers to research on human subjects for which informed consent is not, and allegedly cannot, be solicited – not because of wilful negligence or the deliberate transgression of research ethics ... -
Moral perspectives on stimulant use in healthy students
(HMPG, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quest for enhancement has been part of human culture for thousands of years. Progress in scientific developments and especially in medical science has enabled previously unimaginable advances to be ... -
Narrating the self : Freud, Dennett and complexity theory
(South African Journal of Philosophy, 2004)Adopting a materialist approach to the mind has far reaching implications for many presuppositions regarding the properties of the brain, including those that have traditionally been consigned to “the mental” aspect of ... -
A note on mental content in the Causal Theory
(Stellenbosch University, Department of General Linguistics, 2013)Kripke's causal theory requires that downstream users of a name must have the intention to use the name in the same way that upstream users did. Kripke, however, has demonstrated no need for this requirement qua independent ...
