Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Articles

The standardization of clinical ethics consultation and technique’s “long encirclement” of humanity: a response to Brummett and Muaygil

Authors: Benjamin N. Parks and Jordan Mason

Content type: Commentary

12 October 2021
Indigenous knowledge around the ethics of human research from the Oceania region: A scoping literature review

Authors: Etivina Lovo, Lynn Woodward, Sarah Larkins, Robyn Preston and Unaisi Nabobo Baba

Content type: Review

9 October 2021
The intractable problems with brain death and possible solutions

Authors: Ari R. Joffe, Gurpreet Khaira and Allan R. de Caen

Content type: Review

9 October 2021
The downgrading of pain sufferers’ credibility

Authors: Mar Rosàs Tosas

Content type: Research

6 October 2021
The pharmaceuticalisation of life? A fictional case report of insomnia with a thought experiment

Authors: Emmanuel Bäckryd

Content type: Research

2 October 2021

Are animal models predictive for humans?

Authors: Niall Shanks, Ray Greek and Jean Greek

Content type: Review

15 January 2009
Healthcare access as a right, not a privilege: a construct of Western thought

Authors: Thomas J Papadimos

Content type: Commentary

28 March 2007
Genetic modification and genetic determinism

Authors: David B Resnik and Daniel B Vorhaus

Content type: Commentary

26 June 2006
Ambient Assistive Technologies (AAT): socio-technology as a powerful tool for facing the inevitable sociodemographic challenges?

Authors: Astrid M Schülke, Herbert Plischke and Niko B Kohls

Content type: Commentary

7 June 2010
Effectiveness of antidepressants: an evidence myth constructed from a thousand randomized trials?

Authors: John PA Ioannidis

Content type: Review

27 May 2008

Article collection
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Edited by: Derek Bolton
Extended deadline: 31^st December 2021

Article collection
Perspectives on the Philosophy of Medicine
Edited by: Thomas Bohrer MD, Roberto Dell’Oro PhD, James Giordano PhD
Collection published: 4 July 2018

Cross journal collection
The many meanings of ‘Quality’ in healthcare: Interdisciplinary perspectives
Edited by: Dr Deborah Swinglehurst
Collection published: 23 April 2015

Cross journal collection
Medical ethics in informed consent
Edited by: Prof James Giordano, Dr Fernando Marques
Collection published: 7 January 2014

Cross journal collection
Brain science, philosophy and ethics in medicine
Edited by: Prof. James Giordano, Dr. John Shook
Collection published: 3 January 2014
Published: 3 January 2014; Ongoing call for papers

Cross journal collection
Medical tourism – concepts, ethics, and practices
Edited by: Prof Silke Schicktanz, Dr Tulsi Patel
Collection published: 20 August 2013

Cross journal collection
Towards a new psychiatry: Philosophical and ethical issues in classification, diagnosis and care
Edited by: Prof James Giordano
Collection published: 13 January 2012

Thematic series
Ethical Considerations: Organ transplantation and the definition of death in medical practice
Edited by: Dr Thomas S. Huddle
Collection published: 22 May 2007

A four-part working bibliography of neuroethics

New Content Item

Given the growth, range, and rapid maturation of the field of neuroethics we provide an iterative, four-part document that affords a repository of international papers, books, and chapters that address the field in overview, and present discussion(s) of more particular aspects and topics of neuroethics.

Part 1: Overview and reviews – Defining and describing the field and its practices
Part 2: Neuroscientific studies of morality and ethics
Part 3: “Second tradition neuroethics” – Ethical issues in neuroscience
Part 4 - Ethical issues in clinical and social applications of neuroscience

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Calls for papers

PEHM welcomes innovative research at the intersection of medical ethics and bioethics, philosophy of medicine, and medical humanities from a variety of perspectives and contexts, and is currently calling for papers for the following thematic series.

What Have We Learned? Covid-19’s Lessons as Preparation for our Future

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the need for more than biotechnology to address patient, family and community concerns regarding healthcare delivery and fostering public health. While philosophy and ethics have begun to address these concerns, greater emphasis needs to be given to the other humanities disciplines to provide a more inclusive and richer understanding of the varying concepts of health and human flourishing of both individuals and societies around the world. The adequacy of this understanding will greatly impact our ability as a global community to effectively address the pandemics of today and tomorrow.

Aims and scope

Uniquely positioned at the intersection of medical and bioethics, philosophy of medicine, and medical humanities, the journal provides a forum for exploring and addressing how new developments in biomedicine foster philosophical, ethical and social issues, questions and possible solutions. The ethos of the journal acknowledges the importance of both obtaining new facts, tools and capabilities in medicine, and of engaging new ways of thinking about and expressing the meanings and effects of these emerging developments. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine encompasses the philosophical and ethical aspects of clinical research and practice, and also welcomes papers focusing upon medicine and humanities, including the history of medicine, and medicine and the arts.

Important Update
The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine has appointed new editors who will soon be publishing a statement outlining editorial policies, aims, and scope. In the meantime, we are focusing on our backlog of submissions, giving priority to research articles and reviews. In the future, we plan to limit the article type “commentary" to submissions that address high priority topics of great significance to a wide variety of our readership. Commentaries should only be submitted upon invitation, therefore please contact us to discuss your idea before submitting. As we transition, we will be very selective in choosing which among our currently submitted commentaries to publish.