Changes in Contexts, Issues and Ethical Approaches:Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics--From First Edition to Second Edition
- VernacularTitle:情境、问题和伦理学进路的变化:《应用伦理学百科全书》--从第1版到第2版
- Author:
Chadwick RUTH
;
Sicheng ZHOU
;
Renzong QIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Applied ethics;
Human genome;
Stem cell;
Biobanks;
Personalized medicine;
Whole genome sequencing;
Solidarity;
Equity
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2014;(2):155-158
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Since the publication of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics in 1998 , the world has changed .The post-millennium and post 9/11 context brought with it a shift of emphasis concerning the re-sponse to terrorism , for example , including growing interest in measures such as biometric identification technolo-gies.But it is not only in the socio -political context that we see a change .In science the sequencing of the human genome , the promise of stem cell science and the rise of synthetic biology have all led to considerable debate .Ethi-cal issues also increasingly have a global dimension .The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics in-volved some issues that not or little mentioned in the 1998 version.Neverthless, it still reserved those classicpa-pers and updated when necessary , to reflect the progress of applied ethical approaches .Here, I tried to draw the outline of the main trends and ways of debates during this time .I think these ways can be divided into three catego-ries, due to the changes in contexts , issues and ethical approaches .