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Moorlock, Greg (2019) Do junior bioethicists have an obligation to be activists? Bioethics, 33 (8). pp. 922-930. doi:10.1111/bioe.12649 ISSN 0269-9702.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12649
Abstract
Activism and bioethics have enjoyed a somewhat strained relationship. In this paper, I consider activism specifically from the perspective of junior academics. I will argue that although there may be a prima facie duty for bioethicists to be activists, countervailing considerations for junior academics may mean that they, in particular, should refrain from undertaking activist activities. I will argue this on the basis of two key claims. First, I argue that activism may come at a potential cost to the academics who undertake it, and that these costs are potentially of greatest detriment to junior academics undertaking activism. Second, I argue that junior academics are likely to be less effective activists than established academics. Moreover, undertaking activism as a junior academic may prevent one from becoming an effective activist later. Finally, I will discuss the implications of this argument for activist commitments later in one’s career.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) Q Science > QH Natural history T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Bioethics, Biotechnology -- Social aspects, Biotechnology -- Ethics, Pressure groups | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Bioethics | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0269-9702 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | October 2019 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 33 | ||||||||
| Number: | 8 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 922-930 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/bioe.12649 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Moorlock, G. Do junior academic bioethicists have an obligation to be activists? Bioethics. 2019; 00: 1– 9. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12649. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 18 July 2019 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 August 2021 | ||||||||
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