Conference organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics JU aims to explore and further develop interactions between bioethics and political philosophy, particularly in connection with, though not limited to, democratic deliberation and trust. The event will bring together specialists working in bioethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of science (especially philosophy of medicine).

Keynote speaker

Alex Broadbent (Durham University)

Bioethics discusses problems of political significance, such as the distribution of resources, regulating research with human participants, limiting new technologies in biomedicine (e.g., germline gene modification), the value and limits of privacy, ownership of body parts, conflicts between individual and public goods in healthcare and others. Nevertheless, thus far there has been relatively little exploration on how bioethics relates to political philosophy. Exploring topics on the intersection between these fields is particularly important in the context of issues such as public health emergencies, vaccine hesitancy, science skepticism, and the decline of public trust. On the one hand, this exchange can help bioethics move forward by drawing on current work in political philosophy. On the other, canonical discussions in political philosophy (such as on distributive justice, social equality, the limits of state authority, freedom, and domination) can all benefit from a better appreciation of the ethical aspects of health.

The conference aims to explore and further develop interactions between bioethics and political philosophy, particularly in connection with, though not limited to, democratic deliberation and trust. The event will bring together specialists working in bioethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of science (especially philosophy of medicine).

Conference programme

Friday, 26th of January

Collegium Novum ul. Gołębia 24 (room 56 on the 2nd floor)

 

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome from Organizers

9:15 - 10:15 [Keynote talk] Alex Broadbent (Durham University): "In the Shadow of Certainty: Scientific Orthodoxy in the Covid-19 Pandemic" 

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 11:15 Lydia Tsiakiri (Aarhus University): “Sensitivity to Personal Responsibility: (Wrongfully) Discriminatory or Not?”

11:15 - 11:45 Ozan Altinok (Leibniz University Hannover): “Expecting Participation, but on Which Ethical Framework: About Epistemic Justice in the Participation to the Participation in Medicine Discourse”

11:45 - 12:30 [Invited Talk] Søren Holm (University of Manchester): "Public Reason – Problems in the transfer of ideas from political philosophy to bioethics"

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 - 15:00 Ben Davies (University of Sheffield): “Patient involvement as (justified?) epistocracy”

15:00 - 15:30 Niklas Ellerich-Groppe (University of Oldenburg): “The Diversity of Solidarity in the Debate on Self-Tracking in Healthcare – Discourse Analysis and Ethical Evaluation of a Contested Concept in Digitalized Healthcare"

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

 

Saturday, 27th of January

Collegium Novum ul. Gołębia 24 (room 56 on the 2nd floor)

 

9:00 - 9:45 [Invited talk]: Thaddeus Metz (University of Pretoria): "Intuitions about Just Public Healthcare Versus Liberal Political Theory"

9:45 - 10:15 Coffee break  

10:15 - 10:45 Greg Bognar (Stockholm University): “Trading Off Lives and Livelihoods”

10:45 - 11:15 Zohar Lederman (University of Singapore): “Boosting and Giving Back, in Solidarity”

11:15 - 11:45 Oriol Farres Juste (Autonomous University of Barcelona): “The Birth of Public Health as Civic Health: A Republican Viewpoint” 

11:45 - 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 - 14:15 Olesya Bondarenko (University of Cambridge): “Does “Genetic Inequality” Have a Level Problem?”

14:15 - 14:45 Maciej Piwowarski (Jagiellonian University): “Legal Permissibility of Aid-in-Dying Procedures: a Threat for the Marginalized? Lessons from Canada"

Registration

Due to limitations of venue's capacity we kindly ask those who are interested in attending the conference to register by sending an email to the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics (incet@uj.edu.pl) with the subject "Bioethics Meets Political Philosophy", name and affiliation.

 

Funding

The event is funded by the projects BIOUNCERTAINTY funded by the European Research Council and “Values, Trust, and Decision Making in Public Health” co-funded by the European Commission and the Polish National Science Centre under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

 

Organizing committee:

• Tomasz Żuradzki,
• Elena Popa,
• Zofia Domagalska,
• Katarzyna Żebrowska.

Scientific committee:

• Piotr Bystranowski,
• Vilius Dranseika,
• Giulio Fornaroli,
• Christoph Merdes,
• Maciej Próchnicki,
• Francesco Testini,
• Jay Zameska.