CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
The “Respect and Shame in Healthcare and Bioethics” Workshop Series aims to address the following questions:
Confirmed Speakers
Barry Lyons, Children’s Health, Ireland
Luna Dolezal, University of Exeter
Vania Smith-Oka, University of Notre Dame
Dan Zahavi, University of Copenhagen
Thomas Gutmann, University of Munster
Peter Schaber, University of Zurich
The overall goal of the workshop series is to share, analyse and reflect on issues and topics related to respect, disrespect, shame, humiliation and related concepts within healthcare and bioethics, using a multidisciplinary perspective.
Conceptual understanding of the moral concept of ‘respect for persons’ in the context of healthcare and bioethics has gained significance in recent times. While the dominant understanding of ‘respect’ in the context of bioethics has focused on ‘autonomy’, this conception has been critically questioned. However, the moral concept of respect for persons remains unanalysed from a philosophical and phenomenological understanding, and this analysis requires a critical understanding of the nature of respect and disrespect. Across cultures and institutions, the moral code to respect another individual applies while deliberating, negotiating, and interacting with them. One should avoid, or lessen, disrespectful treatment which can lead to experiences such as humiliation, shame and a loss of recognition. Leading bioethical arguments suggest the principle of recognition is significant with regard to understanding the moral concept of ‘respect for persons’ and also in actualizing respect within interactions in various situations. This workshop series aims to critically engage with these moral concepts from multidisciplinary perspectives and frameworks in order to enhance our understanding of both respect and shame, along with their significance for a more optimal delivery of healthcare.
Organizer(s)
Supriya Subramani
Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine
University of Zurich
Luna Dolezal
Associate Professor in Philosophy and Medical Humanities
University of Exeter
Purpose
Format of this workshop series
All presenting ECRs are not expected to attend all the sessions.
All registered participants will receive the link to attend each session of their choice.
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
We invite abstracts from Early Career Scholars who would like to present a paper at one of the Workshop sessions (dates and themes below). Presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 45 minutes of feedback and discussion.
Please send abstracts (500-1000 words) indicating your preferred workshop date/theme to supriya.subramani@ibme.uzh.chby 5pm May 1st2021, with ‘Submission to Respect and Shame in Healthcare and Bioethics Workshop’ in the subject line.
In preparing your abstract, please pay close attention to the workshop description and the workshop theme for which you are applying.You will be notified of our decision no later than 1stof June 2021 and the full paper needs to be submitted by end of August 15th2021.
Please direct any questions regarding the workshop series to Supriya Subramani: supriya.subramani@ibme.uzh.ch