Examination of the non-consequentialist approach to the ethics of passive euthanasia

• Project/Area Number: 24720002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Yokohama City University
• Principal Investigator: ARIMA Hitoshi 横浜市立大学, 総合科学部, 准教授 (50516888)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 安楽死 / 尊厳死 / 非帰結主義 / カント / 人格 / 自殺幇助 / 消極的安楽死 / 尊厳 / 国際情報交換 シンガポール / 終末期医療 / 功利主義

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The topic of the research was ethics of passive euthanasia. In particular, the validity of so-called non-consequentialist approach (which denies that morality of actions should be evaluated solely on the basis of their consequences) to the issue was explored. The major findings of the study includes that a certain type of argument appealing to the intrinsic value of persons in criticism of euthanasia can be defended against the charge that the argument has some absurd implications when applied to clinical cases.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 尊厳死の合法化は社会的弱者にとって脅威か (2015)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Journal Title: SYNODOS Volume: オンラインジャーナル Pages: 1-3
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] 自殺幇助は人格の尊厳への冒涜か: ディヴィッド・ヴェレマン自殺批判の検討 (2015)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Journal Title: 倫理学年報 Volume: 64
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 医療分野における異文化コミュニケーションの問題 (2014)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉、岩江荘介、加藤穣、カッシュ・フランツィスカ、峯村優一、幸重美津子
  • Journal Title: 医学哲学・医学倫理 Volume: 32 Pages: 70-74
• [Journal Article] ナラティヴの真実と、複数の説明のジレンマ：社会物語学のオーラル・ヒストリーへの関わりについての所見 (2014)
  • Author(s): アーサー・フランク著、有馬斉訳
  • Journal Title: 日本オーラル・ヒストリー研究 Volume: 10 Pages: 3-9
• [Journal Article] 道徳用語の外延の曖昧さは実在論の擁護に役立つか (2013)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Journal Title: 倫理学研究 Volume: 43 Pages: 160-171
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 道徳判断研究の最前線 (2013)
  • Author(s): 長谷川真里、有馬斉、唐沢穣、高橋征仁、外山紀子
  • Journal Title: 法と心理 Volume: 13 Pages: 82-86
• [Journal Article] A Notable Discrepancy bewteen Principle and Practice in Family Decision Making (2013)
  • Author(s): ARIMA Hitoshi, NAKAYAMA Takahiro
  • Journal Title: Asian Bioethics Review Volume: 5(2) Pages: 157-158
• [Journal Article] What Should Families Consider When Deciding for Incompetent Patient? (2013)
  • Author(s): NAKAYAMA Takahiro, ARIMA Hitoshi
  • Journal Title: Asian Bioethics Review Volume: 5(2) Pages: 147-148
• [Journal Article] 治療方針の決定における家族の役割とは (2013)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Journal Title: The Lung Perspectives Volume: 21(4) Pages: 70-73
• [Journal Article] 道徳用語の外延の曖昧さは実在論の擁護に役立つか―ボイド道徳実在論批判 (2013)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Journal Title: 倫理学研究（関西倫理学会） Volume: 43
  • NAID: 130006511059
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] What Should Family Consider When Deciding for Incompetent Patients? (2013)
  • Author(s): Takahiro Nakayama, Hitoshi Arima
  • Journal Title: Asian Bioethics Review Volume: 5(2)
• [Journal Article] A Notable Discrepancy between Principle and Practice in Family Decision Making (2013)
  • Author(s): Hitoshi Arima, Takahiro Nakayama
  • Journal Title: Asian Bioethics Review Volume: 5(2)
• [Journal Article] Integration of Palliative and Supportive Cancer Care in Asia (2012)
  • Author(s): Jacqueline J Chin, Calvin W Ho, Hitoshi Arima, Reina Ozeki, Dae-Seog Heo, Michael K Gusmano, Nancy Berlinger
  • Journal Title: Lancet Oncology Volume: 13(4) Pages: 445-446
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 自殺幇助は人格の尊厳に矛盾するか (2014)
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Organizer: 日本医学哲学倫理学会第33回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京、東洋大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-22
• [Presentation] Contemporary Ethical Challenges to Organ Transplantation in Asia (2014)
  • Author(s): L. De Castro, H. Arima et al.
  • Organizer: World Congress of Bioethics
  • Place of Presentation: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-27
• [Presentation] 医療における異文化コミュニケーションの問題
  • Author(s): 有馬斉, 岩江荘介, 加藤穣, フランツィスカ・カッシュ, 峯村優一, 幸重美津子
  • Organizer: 第32回医学哲学・倫理学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
• [Presentation] 道徳心理学と倫理学
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Organizer: 法と心理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 武蔵野美術大学（東京都）
• [Presentation] 人格の要求する敬意は自殺幇助や安楽死と矛盾するか
  • Author(s): 有馬斉
  • Organizer: 医学哲学倫理学会関東支部総合部会例会
  • Place of Presentation: 上智大学（東京都）
• [Presentation] What Should Family Consider When Deciding for Incompetent Patients?
  • Author(s): Hitoshi Arima, Takahiro Nakayama
  • Organizer: The Ethics of Family Involvement in Health Care
  • Place of Presentation: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  • Invited
• [Book] 教養としての生命倫理 (2015)
  • Author(s): 松島哲久・長島隆・村松聡他
  • Publisher: 丸善出版
• [Book] Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (2015)
  • Author(s): Henk Ten Have 他
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] 生命倫理と医療倫理 (2014)
  • Author(s): 伏木信次、樫則章、霜田求他
  • Total Pages: 260
  • Publisher: 金芳堂
• [Book] The Future of Bioethics (2014)
  • Author(s): Akira Akabayashi et al.
  • Total Pages: 786
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
• [Book] Encyclopedia of Trauma Care (2014)
  • Author(s): Peter Papadakos, Mark Gestring et al.
  • Total Pages: 1200
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] 教養としての応用倫理学 (2013)
  • Author(s): 浅見昇吾、盛永審一郎他
  • Total Pages: 211
  • Publisher: 丸善
• [Book] 生死の語り行い1: 尊厳死法案・抵抗・生命倫理学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 立岩真也、有馬斉
  • Total Pages: 230
  • Publisher: 生活書院
• [Remarks] Read&Researchmap
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