No. 19 (2009) | Diametros

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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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Most cited

Solidarity and Justice in Health Care. A Critical Analysis of their Relationship
Ruud ter Meulen
Pacifism and moral theory
Jeff McMahan
The Platonic roots of just war doctrine: a reading of Plato’s Republic
Henrik Syse
The Myth of the Given and the Grip of the Given
Robert Hanna
Defining Death: Beyond Biology
John P. Lizza

Articles

Arguments in contemporary debates on bioethics

On the use of research results contrary to their intended purpose

The problem of how to train members of ethics committees

Should we be afraid of gene therapy?

On the research ethics

Embryos, stem cells, and human nature

The importance of theological argumentation in bioethical disputes

The human corpse as an object of scientific research – complete freedom or regulation

Four areas of influence of transplant therapy. The current state and future prospects

The ethical and legal problems connected with the activity of biobanks

Methodological problems connected with scientific research on patients undergoing palliative care

The placebo as an ethical problem in clinical research

The ethics of citation: copyright law and good manners

Legal regulations in the face of the development of new techniques of controlling procreation: an analysis of the wrongful life claim

The ethical side of clinical tests during phase I in oncological therapy

Editorial

Acknowledgements (in Polish)

Bioethics

Kant & practical philosophy

Research & ethics