In some situations in which undesirable collective effects occur, it is very hard, if not impossible, to hold any individual reasonably responsible. Such a situation may be referred as the problem of many hands. this paper we investigate how hands can best understood and why, when, exactly constitutes problem. After analyzing climate change an example, propose define occurrence gap distribution responsibility that considered morally problematic. Whether problematic, suggest, depends on...

The actions performed by individuals, as consumers and citizens, have aggregate negative consequences for the environment. question asked in this paper is to what extent it reasonable hold individuals institutions responsible environmental problems. A distinction made between backward-looking forward-looking responsibility. Previously, were not seen being problems, but an idea that now sometimes implicitly or explicitly embraced public debate on problems are appropriate targets blame when...

High consumption of antibiotics has been identified as an important driver for the increasing antibiotic resistance, considered to be one greatest threats public health globally. Simply informing about this consequence is insufficient induce behavioral change. This study explored beliefs and perceptions among Swedes, with aim identifying factors promoting hindering a judicious approach use. The focused primarily on medical use antibiotics, also considering other aspects connected such...

This paper analyses vaccination policy from an ethical perspective, against the background of growing hesitancy towards e.g. measles vaccine.The is normative and aspects risk communication in context vaccination. It argued that analysis should be done at level message, procedure effects. The takes examples Swedish context, linking current lack trust experts to 2009 promoting H1N1 vaccine Pandemrix.During 2009, message was safe. However, a group adolescents developed narcolepsy as side effect...

We aimed to explore how specialist nurses and psychiatrists perceive conceptualize their own responsibility autonomy in relation interprofessional colleagues when caring for inpatients with deliberate self-harm. Eight 10 were interviewed. The interviews underwent thematic analysis by an interdisciplinary group of experts ethics, law, mental health nursing, psychiatry. Three themes found. first theme focused on role-specific tasks perceived responsibility. Psychiatrists more often emphasized...

AbstractCommunication about nuclear risks is treacherous territory, especially after Fukushima, requiring not only considerations effectiveness, but also ethical legitimacy. In this paper, a three-level framework of morally responsible risk communication developed, focusing on the procedure, message and effects communication. This gives rise to three conditions ethically communication: it requires legitimate an justified concern for evaluation procedure. The role emotions, such as sympathy,...

Background: Breastfeeding is currently strongly recommended by midwives and paediatricians, the recommendations are based on documents provided World Health Organization public health authorities worldwide. Research question: The underlying question is, how non-breastfeeding mothers affected emotionally when informed that breastfeeding safest healthiest option? design: method used an anonymous web-based qualitative survey exploring narratives of mothers, published Thesistools.com . aim to...

Not only is the coronavirus pandemic about science and facts, it also raises a number of ethical questions. Some most important questions in this context are related to responsibility. First, what government's primary responsibility? Second, how should both government individuals consider personal moral responsibility context?This paper uses conceptual normative analysis address pandemic. The refers reports published by German Ethics Council, Malaysian Bioethics Community Swedish National...

Drink driving causes great suffering and material destruction. The alcohol interlock promises to eradicate this problem by technological design. Traditional counter-measures drink such as policing punishment information campaigns have proven insufficient. Extensive is expensive intrusive. Severe disproportionate the risks created in most single cases. If becomes inexpensive convenient enough, if there are no convincing moral objections device, it may prove only feasible well justifiable...

Abstract In contrast to medical care, which is focused on the individual patient, public health collective health. This article argues that, in order better protect individual, discussions of would benefit from incorporating insights virtue ethics. There are three reasons for this. First, focus may cause neglect effects policy interests and rights individuals minorities. Second, whereas one-on-one encounters care facilitate a compassionate caring attitude, involves distance between...

Traditionally, the management of technology has focused on stages before or after development technology. In this approach itself is conceived as result a deterministic enterprise; that to be either rejected embraced. However, recent insights from Science and Technology Studies (STS) have shown there ample room modulate during development. This requires managers engineering ethicists become more involved in technological research rather than assessing it an outsider perspective. Instead...

With GPS technology, children can be monitored 24 h a day throughout their childhood and teens. In spite of the advantages in terms safety security, there are ethical problems with this. this article, some these discussed. First, concept parental responsibility is explored discussed context children. Second, against background psychological research, it argued that not conducive for children's sense to constantly monitored. Third, question whether have right privacy It concluded due...

Objectives: To identify preferences of the Swedish public regarding antibiotic treatment characteristics and relative weight resistance in their choices. Methods: A questionnaire including a discrete choice experiment was answered by 378 participants. Preferences general five (attributes) were measured: contribution to resistance, cost, side effects, failure rate duration. Latent class analysis models used determine attribute-level estimates heterogeneity preferences. Relative importance...

AIM: This article aims at giving an overview of five ethical problem areas relating to traffic safety, thereby providing a general framework for analysing safety from perspective and encouraging further discussion concerning problems, policies technology in this area. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The problems presented the are criminalisation, paternalism, privacy, justice responsibility, reasons choosing these following. First, they all important moral philosophy. Second, fairly it should be...

Journal Article Ethical Problems with Information on Infant Feeding in Developed Countries Get access Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist, Fahlquist * Department of Philosophy, Delft University Technology, and Division Royal Institute Technology *Corresponding author: Teknikringen 78B, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel.: +46(0)87909528, +46(0)739853215; Email: j.a.nihlen-fahlquist@tudelft.nl, jessica.nihlen.fahlquist@abe.kth Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar...

Abstract Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major threat to public health and healthcare worldwide. In this article, we analyse discuss the claim that taking actions minimize AR everyone's responsibility, focusing on individual moral responsibility. This should not be merely interpreted as function of knowledge proper use antibiotics. Instead, suggest circumstantial account responsibility for AR, where individuals do or engage in judicious antibiotic behaviour with different degrees...