Global Bioethics: A Story of Dreams and Doubts from Bengal, India

Simpson, B.

doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0038

Global Bioethics: A Story of Dreams and Doubts from Bengal, India

Simpson, B.

Authors

Professor Bob Simpson robert.simpson@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

Abstract

This article is concerned with the practice of bioethics outside of the Euro-American and Anglophone settings in which it was first formulated. In theoretical terms, the article considers the frictions that arise when global-scale projects such as bioethics are introduced into diverse social and cultural settings. Methodologically, the article is constructed around the biography of an Indian medical educator trained in bioethics and working to promote the subdiscipline in the Indian context. The article describes the situated practice of bioethics and highlights the incommensurability of some of its key terms and concepts when practiced outside of the global North.

Citation

Simpson, B. (2018). Global Bioethics: A Story of Dreams and Doubts from Bengal, India. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 61(2), 215-229. https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2018.0038

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 17, 2018
Online Publication Date	Aug 23, 2018
Publication Date	Aug 23, 2018
Deposit Date	May 17, 2018
Publicly Available Date	May 17, 2018
Journal	Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Print ISSN	0031-5982
Electronic ISSN	1529-8795
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	61
Issue	2
Pages	215-229
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2018.0038

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Copyright © 2018 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in Simpson, B. (2018). Global Bioethics: A Story of Dreams and Doubts from Bengal, India. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 61(2): 215-229.