| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Dabrock |
| Abstract | In the ethical debate over synthetic biology the formula “playing god” is widely used in order to attack this new branch of biotechnology. The article analyses, contextualizes and criticises this usage with respect to the theological concepts of creation, sin and humans as created in the image of God. Against the background of these theological understandings an ethical corridor of how to responsibly cope with the societal challenges of synthetic biology is presented. |
| Publication | Systems and Synthetic Biology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 47-54 |
| Date | 10/2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Syst Synth Biol |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11693-009-9028-5 |
| ISSN | 1872-5325 |
| Short Title | Playing God? |
| URL | http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s11693-009-9028-5 |
| Accessed | Tue Oct 27 22:56:14 2009 |
| Library Catalog | CrossRef |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 14:44:04 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 14:44:04 2011 |
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| Author | Sheila Furness |
| Place | Bristol |
| Publisher | Policy |
| Date | 2010 |
| ISBN | 9781861349828 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Rogers |
| Author | Michael Bury |
| Author | Anne Kennedy |
| Abstract | Policymakers have associated the increasing prevalence and incidence of chronic illness with the threat of unsustainable demands for medical services, requiring deployment of effective demand-management strategies. In this article, the authors consider the rise in policy interest in self-management and examine the metaphors, discourse, official statements, policy developments, and goals shaping the field of chronic illness, especially surrounding the promotion and uptake of self-skills training in England's Expert Patients Programme (EPP). They discuss the shift in relationship between individuals and the state since the 1960s and 1970s; the rise in importance of self-management in relation to an aging population; the evidence and rhetoric associated with policy development; and the relationship of self-care to the notion of the "responsible patient," as seen in policy implementation and EPP course promotion. The authors also draw on qualitative research to examine the transmission of ideology and rhetoric in self-skills training. Self-management policies are part of a shift from patient rights to individual responsibilities, a shift that may be less persuasive than its supporters imagine. |
| Publication | International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 725-747 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Int J Health Serv |
| ISSN | 0020-7314 |
| Short Title | Rationality, rhetoric, and religiosity in health care |
| Accessed | Tue Feb 22 18:34:56 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19927412 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |