Bioethics versus liberal society: a reply to Margaret Somerville. (Argument).
| Publisher | Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. |
| Publication | Quadrant |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0033-5002 |
| Issues per Year | 10 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Published | 2001-09-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Russell Blackford |
| Person | Criticism and interpretation | MARGARET SOMERVILLE |
IN DEFENDING HER BOOK The Ethical Canary and her general approach to bioethical issues, Margaret Somerville (Quadrant, July-August 2001), protests my use of robust language such as "superstition" to describe certain of her views. She alleges, further, that advocates of scientific "progress" (the shudder quotes are hers) often employ the "device" of labelling opponents "irrational, hysterical or ignorant". In conclusion, she suggests that I have either failed to recognise arguments against my own ethical and political position or have undervalued those arguments, dismissing them...
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