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Nature of Suffering, Anarchy, Life and Liberty: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?

Posted on June 27, 2022November 17, 2022 by The JBI

Michael A. Ashby Editorial. Free Access. Published online 21 June 2022. As previously argued in this column, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and magnified all the old potholes, the existing inequalities, deficits, state failures, discrimination, and vulnerabilities, rather than, for the most part, creating new problems. It is true that all people across the world–including…

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A Lost Idyll of Connection?

Posted on February 6, 2022April 8, 2022 by The JBI

Editorial. Published online 23 December 2021. Michael A. Ashby  As we age, it is so easy to slip into the trap of lamentations: that there were salad days when values were nobler and better upheld, civility reigned, and localism meant that people were more connected. Of course this is not altogether true, and there is…

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Meet the editors

Posted on October 28, 2021November 22, 2021 by The JBI

Learn more about the editors at the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, who share below their professional interests/disciplines, the scope of their editorial role/s, the types of work that comes across their JBI desktops, and some “must-read”, “must-view” or “must-listen” recommendations. Associate Editor, Ageing, and Consulting Editor, Michael Chapman Find the full list of editorial team…

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Meet the editors: Michael Chapman

Posted on October 28, 2021February 6, 2022 by The JBI

What is your current role (roles) at the JBI? My primary role with the journal is as an associate editor responsible for ageing. I was also one of the editors for the COVID-19 symposium in 2020 and have supported the journal through managing peer review of some of the COVID-19 submissions since then. Previously, I’ve…

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“Can a Company be Bitchy?”

Posted on June 1, 2015May 26, 2020 by Leigh E. Rich

Read the full editorial for free. “Can a Company be Bitchy?” Corporate (and Political and Scientific) Social Responsibility Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby PHIL    Oh, God, Lem. You’re using science for no good. We took an oath we would try to do that less (Better Off Ted 2009a, “Bioshuffle,” episode 109). The American sitcom…

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Seeking Guest Editors

Posted on May 15, 2014April 1, 2015 by The JBI

CALL FOR PROPOSALS JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY SYMPOSIA AND SPECIAL ISSUES The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry accepts proposals and guest editorships for both Symposia and Special Issues. We currently are seeking proposals for JBI issues slated for publication in 2015 and beyond. (Proposals will be evaluated during 2014, with final selection before the end of…

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Welcome to the JBI

Posted on December 25, 2013May 26, 2020 by Leigh E. Rich

It is with great honor and pleasure to have the opportunity to welcome you to the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry’s new website and to write the first of what I hope will be many blog entries from a variety of scholars and practitioners around the globe. Although I am admittedly biased, having worked with and…

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Associate Editors Wanted

Posted on September 1, 2013May 19, 2014 by The JBI

The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry is seeking engaged individuals with an interest in bioethics to serve as Associate Editors for the following portfolios: Anthropology Sociology Global Health Public Health Science and Genetics Associate Editors are central to the function and purpose of the JBI. Through engagement with the Editor in Chief, the Editorial Board, and the…

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Associate Editor of Sociology and Bioethics

Posted on April 17, 2012May 19, 2014 by The JBI

The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry is seeking one or more individuals to fulfill the role of Associate Editor of Sociology and Bioethics (and/or Anthropology and Bioethics). Associate Editors are central to the function and purpose of the JBI. Through engagement with the Editor in Chief, the Editorial Board, and the greater academic community, Associate Editors…

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