https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/630329
標題: | The Specter of Utilitarianism: Reflections on Public Health Ethics in the COVID-19 Era | 其他標題: | 效益主義的幽靈:大 COVID 時代的公共衛生倫理反思 | 作者: | MING-JUI YEH PO-HAN LEE |
關鍵字: | public health ethics;utilitarianism;covid-19;democratic politics;body politics | 公開日期: | 四月-2023 | 出版社: | 國立中央大學人文研究中心 | 卷: | 74 | 起(迄)頁: | 21-39 | 來源出版物: | 應用倫理評論 | 摘要: | Utilitarianism seems to be a self-evident ethical basis for public health policies, particularly regarding epidemic prevention. Utilitarianism shares common features with democratic politics because utilitarian health policies must be based on the definition of utilities and a hierarchy of priorities determined through democratic political procedures. A common purpose of both utilitarian health policies and a democratic community aims to sustain the community. In this article, we thus propose a two-level critical reflection on the foundations of utilitarianism in public health policy: first, questioning the boundaries of the state’s restrictions on individual rights in the name of utilitarianism, and secondly, arguing that democratic citizens should build the ability to incorporate a solidaristic perspective into ethical considerations, in addition to individual self-interests. Take the COVID-19 quarantine measures implemented in Taiwan as an example. We call for a policy ethics assessment mechanism to forge democratic citizens’ awareness of collective interests, which shall facilitate the promotion of public health work and ensure the well-being of the democratic community in the long run. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/630329 |
顯示於: | 健康政策與管理研究所 |
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