Personalism for public health ethics.

Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow IS PERSONALISM OR UTILITARIANISM AN ADEQUATE FOUNDATION OF MEDICAL ETHICS? 1. Fundamental principles of personalism and utilitarianism

1. Fundamental principles of personalism and utilitarianism One must state in the very beginning that medical ethics develops not so much under the influence of philosophical views, but under the influence of growing empirical sciences, which can create scientistic mentality, under the influence of legal decisions of various international or national medical organisations, under the influence o...

A personalist approach to public-health ethics.

First we give an overview of the historical development of public health. Then we present some public-health deontology codes and some ethical principles. We highlight difficulties in defining ethics for public health, with specific reference to three of them that concern: (i) the adaptability to public health of the classical principles of bioethics; (ii) the duty to respect and safeguard the ...

Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics

This particular Master’s programme was first organised in 1998 by the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands), the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Padova (Italy). The main objective of the Master of Bioethics is to train highly qualified students for research work or professional activities in the interdisciplinary field of bioethics, a field that is increasi...

Human Dignity as Leading Principle in Public Health Ethics: A Multi-Case Analysis of 21st Century German Health Policy Decisions

Background There is ample evidence that since the turn of the millennium German health policy made a considerable step towards prevention and health promotion, putting the strategies of ‘personal empowerment’ and ‘settings based approach’ high on the federal government’s agenda. This phenomenon has challenged the role of ethics in health policy. Concurrently, increasing relevance of the Concept...

The Value of Engaging the Public in CHATing About Healthcare Priorities: A Response to Recent Commentaries