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This book brings together the refereed proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) 'Applied Ethics in the Fractured State', held at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney in June 2017. The book is eclectic, with chapters on health regulation in Australia, Eastern ethical theorising (Confucianism; Buddhism), euthanasia and community engagement, all of which are examined from the unique perspective that Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations affords its contributors.

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Author:   Bligh Grant (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) ,  Joseph Drew (University of Technology, Australia, and Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan) ,  Helen E. Christensen (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Volume:   20
ISBN:  

9781787696006

ISBN 10:   1787696006
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   12 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Applied Ethics in the Fractured State; Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew and Helen E. Christensen  Chapter 1. Ethics, Roles and Confucianism; Chris Provis   Chapter 2. The Unique Perspective on Intention (cetanā), Ethics, Agency and the Self in Buddhism; Chand R. Sirimanne  Chapter 3. Rawls, Reasonableness, and Conscientious Objection in Health Care; Xavier Symons   Chapter 4. The Other Side of Euthanasia: A Practice Perspective from Australia; Judith Kennedy and Michael Kennedy   Chapter 5. Natural Law, Non-Voluntary Euthanasia and Public Policy; Joseph Drew and Bligh Grant  Chapter 6. When Health Workforce Governance Met Regulatory Capitalism: Australia's National Arrangements for Health Professional Registration and Accreditation; Fiona Pacey   Chapter 7. The Impact of the National Mutual Acceptance on Research Governance Practices in Victorian Public Healthcare Agencies; Bernice Davies, Anona Armstrong and Maree Fitzpatrick   Chapter 8. Community Engagement and Professionalisation: Emerging Tensions; Helen E. Christensen

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This volume compiles the proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, held in Sydney, Australia, in June 2017. Through eight papers, public policy, law, and other scholars from Australia address ethics and the state in terms of ethical problems surrounding role obligations from the perspective of Confucian ethics, the significance of intention in Buddhist ethics and its relevance in the digital age, conscientious objection in health care, the consequences of the increased support for euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia, non-voluntary euthanasia in terms of Natural Law philosophy, health professional registration and accreditation in Australia, the impact of the National Mutual Acceptance on research governance practices in public healthcare agencies, and community engagement and professionalization.--Annotation (c)2018 (protoview.com)

This volume compiles the proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, held in Sydney, Australia, in June 2017. Through eight papers, public policy, law, and other scholars from Australia address ethics and the state in terms of ethical problems surrounding role obligations from the perspective of Confucian ethics, the significance of intention in Buddhist ethics and its relevance in the digital age, conscientious objection in health care, the consequences of the increased support for euthanasia and assisted suicide in Australia, non-voluntary euthanasia in terms of Natural Law philosophy, health professional registration and accreditation in Australia, the impact of the National Mutual Acceptance on research governance practices in public healthcare agencies, and community engagement and professionalization. -- Annotation (c)2018 * (protoview.com) *

Author Information

Bligh Grant is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Australia.Joseph Drew, PhD, is a Lecturer at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Australia and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Business Administration, Tokyo Metropolitan University. Helen E. Christensen is an Associate and PhD Candidate at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Australia. She is also a community engagement practitioner.

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