No. 16 (2008) | Diametros

About the Journal
Founded in 2004, Diametros (ISSN 1733-5566) is a scholarly journal that publishes original research and review articles in both English and Polish. It welcomes submissions from all areas of philosophy, as well as those at the intersections between philosophy and other disciplines. An open-access journal, indexed by all of the most important databases (Scopus, Web of Science), Diametros is free for readers & authors. Włodzimierz Galewicz (Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland) is the founder of the journal and the editor-in-chief.
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Announcements

Bioethics Meets Political Philosophy

February 1, 2024

The special issue aims to explore and further develop interactions between bioethics and political philosophy, particularly in connection with, though not limited to, democratic deliberation and trust. Deadline: 30 April 2024.

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Transparency in Medical and Healthcare Expertise

November 21, 2023

Diametros invites scholars and researchers to contribute to a special issue focusing on the critical theme of transparency in the realm of medical and healthcare expertise. This call is inspired by the article "Expertise, disagreement, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts" (available here).

Submissions:

- Commentaries on the Article: We welcome analytical and critical commentaries on the article "Expertise, disagreement, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts", reflecting on its themes, arguments, and implications.

- Independent research papers: Additionally, submissions of independent research papers exploring broader issues of transparency in medical and healthcare expertise are encouraged.

Special issue: Ethical challenges in contemporary social research

December 15, 2022

Deadline: 15 June 2023

Special issues submission information

May 29, 2021

Diametros welcomes proposals for guest-edited special issues that are timely, advance the state of the art on a contemporary philosophical problem or theme, and fit reasonably within the scope of the journal.

Diametros

Articles

Die Ideenschau im Dialog Phaidros (246d-249d)

On the immorality of abortion. The coherence of convictions, biological humanity, and just interest.

How Burge avoids externalist equivocations

Genetic Engineering and The Non-Identity Problem

Reviews

In search of perfection. Human nature and ethics in an age of genetic engineering

Nicolai Hartmann's question about transcendence

José Ortega y Gasset -- prophet of the dawn

Discussions

Notes on the condition of Polish science

Politics and mores

The pathologies of Polish science

Bioethics

Kant & practical philosophy

Research & ethics