No. 2 (2004) | 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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Announcements

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.

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Diametros

Articles

Virtues and relativism. Alisdair MacIntyre’s attempt to overcome relativism.

Moral dilemmas. A contribution to the debate, with Plutarch in the background

Do there exist definitive philosophical arguments?

Nietzsche and Heidegger – two experiences of nihilism

Francis Bacon: euthanasia or palliative care?

Mind and morality in Thomas Nagel's philosphy

Reviews

„Bycie i czas”. Po dziesięciu latach

Czy zen jest filozofią?

Discussions

Immanuel Kant’s practical philosophy – its strengths and weaknesses

The strengths and weaknesses of practical reason

In search of metaphysical premises: at the sources of morality

Commentary to Andrzej Kaniowski’s text, “Immanuel Kant’s practical philosophy – its strengths and weaknesses”

Commentary to Andrzej Kaniowski’s text, “Immanuel Kant’s practical philosophy – its strengths and weaknesses”

Does Achilles die at Troy?

Did Achilles really exist? (1)

On maxims, persons, and things

Did Achilles really exist? (2)

Bioethics and metaphysics

Let’s debate, inquire, and practice (Remarks to Prof. Barbara Chyrowicz’s contribution, “Bioethics and metaphysics”)

Metaphysical fundamentalism

Regulative bioethics and theoretical bioethics

The passage from metaphysics and anthropology to the metaphysics of action

Bioethics and metaphysics

Polemics

O bałamutnej i nierzetelnej recenzji „O dobru”

Editorial

Acknowledgements (in Polish)

Bioethics

Kant & practical philosophy

Research & ethics