Description
Book SynopsisThis book brings together the refereed proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) 'Applied Ethics in the Fractured State', held at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney in June 2017. The book is eclectic, with chapters on health regulation in Australia, Eastern ethical theorising (Confucianism; Buddhism), euthanasia and community engagement, all of which are examined from the unique perspective that
Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations affords its contributors.
Trade ReviewThis volume compiles the proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, held in Sydney, Australia, in June 2017. Through eight papers, public policy, law, and other scholars from Australia address ethics and the state in terms of ethical problems surrounding role obligations from the perspective of Confucian ethics, the significance of intention in Buddhist ethics and its relevance in the digital age, conscientious objection in health care, the consequences of the increased support for euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia, non-voluntary euthanasia in terms of Natural Law philosophy, health professional registration and accreditation in Australia, the impact of the National Mutual Acceptance on research governance practices in public healthcare agencies, and community engagement and professionalization. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Applied Ethics in the Fractured State;
Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew and Helen E. Christensen Chapter 1. Ethics, Roles and Confucianism;
Chris Provis Chapter 2. The Unique Perspective on Intention (cetanā), Ethics, Agency and the Self in Buddhism;
Chand R. Sirimanne Chapter 3. Rawls, Reasonableness, and Conscientious Objection in Health Care;
Xavier Symons Chapter 4. The Other Side of Euthanasia: A Practice Perspective from Australia;
Judith Kennedy and Michael Kennedy Chapter 5. Natural Law, Non-Voluntary Euthanasia and Public Policy;
Joseph Drew and Bligh Grant Chapter 6. When Health Workforce Governance Met Regulatory Capitalism: Australia's National Arrangements for Health Professional Registration and Accreditation;
Fiona Pacey Chapter 7. The Impact of the National Mutual Acceptance on Research Governance Practices in Victorian Public Healthcare Agencies;
Bernice Davies, Anona Armstrong and Maree Fitzpatrick Chapter 8. Community Engagement and Professionalisation: Emerging Tensions;
Helen E. Christensen
