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Self-sufficiency in human biological materials - time for an Aristotelian perspective on donation policies

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posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by Dominique MartinDominique Martin
National self-sufficiency in human biological materials such as blood and organs is now commonly invoked as a goal for healthcare policy makers. Despite its history as a strategic response to the ethical hazards of global trade in human blood, the ethical dimensions of the concept have been inadequately explored. This paper introduces self-sufficiency as an ethical paradigm for policy-making and explores some of the parallels found in Aristotle’s account of autarkeia in the polis. It highlights the ethico-political challenges of pursuing self-sufficiency in culturally diverse societies and suggests that the motivation of donation through solidarity rather than the use of financial incentives is consistent with contemporary and ancient versions of the self-sufficiency model.

History

Volume

3

Pagination

59-65

Location

Athens, Greece

Start date

2013-08-04

End date

2013-08-10

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

[2013, Dominique Martin]

Editor/Contributor(s)

Boudouris K

Title of proceedings

Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy

Event

International Federation of Philosophical Societies. Congress (23rd : 2013 : Athens, Greece)

Publisher

Philosophy Documentation Center

Place of publication

Charlottesville, Va.

Series

International Federation of Philosophical Societies Congress

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