Abstract:
:Reflecting on the contribution by Rahul Kumar to the symposium, I consider the following topics in relation to risks in research: (1) treating someone as a mere means; (2) aggregation; (3) different conceptions of contractualism; (4) uncertainty; (5) paternalism and complicity.
journal_name
J Med Ethicsjournal_title
Journal of medical ethicsauthors
Kamm FMdoi
10.1136/medethics-2016-103416subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
128-131issue
2eissn
0306-6800issn
1473-4257pii
medethics-2016-103416journal_volume
43pub_type
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