The Ideal and Non-Ideal in Bioethics

Decision Making in an Imperfect World
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-14593-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 115, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: The International Library of Bioethics

This open access book adopts two approaches developed in political philosophy, "ideal" and "non-ideal" theory, to develop a new approach to bioethics. It argues that both ideal theory and non-ideal theory may be preferable depending on the situation. On this basis, it proposes a new decision-making approach using five criteria to analyze different situations and to decide which one to choose. This approach is introduced theoretically and considered practically using current examples like reproductive rights, the Covid pandemic, or the feminist analysis practice of vulnerability and relational autonomy. This book is of interest to researchers, students, and practitioners in the fields of bioethics, medical ethics, public health, and gender studies. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Luna, Florencia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Part I: The ideal and non-ideal: theory and practice.- Chapter 1: Contradictory responses to similar cases? .- Chapter 2: Theoretical analysis: meta-bioethics?.- Part II: Global Justice in a Non-ideal World.- Chapter 3: Finding answers to the non-ideal world of the pandemic.- Chapter 4: Bilateral Donations and COVAX.- Chapter 5: Dynamic obligations: patents and international treaties.- Part III: Other non-ideal conceptions.- Chapter 6: Vulnerability and its theoretical analysis.- Chapter 7: Vulnerability: the practical sphere.-Chapter 8: Relational autonomy: another non-ideal analysis.- Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Florencia Luna, PhD directs the Program of Bioethics in FLACSO (Latin American School of Social Sciences) in Argentina. She is a researcher (Superior Researcher) at CONICET (National Scientific and Technological Research Council). She is the PI of a Fogarty (FIC-US) Training Grant on research ethics (2016-2026).  She has been the President of the International Association of Bioethics (IAB) (2003-2005). She has won the Guggenheim Foundation Fellow (2006) and has been awarded the Konex Prize: Honor Diploma in Ethics in 2006. She has been appointed to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of Tropical Disease Research (TDR) at WHO (2011-2016). She was on the Steering Committee of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) for the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (2002). She is the author of several books, including  ,  and she has published articles in national and international journals as well as in edited volumes.