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Abstract
When humanity has either suppressed coronavirus disease 2019 or learned to come to terms with its continued existence, governments and corporations probably return to their pre-pandemic stances. Solutions to the world’s problems are sought from technology and business innovations, not from considerations of equality and well-being for all. This is in stark contrast with the pandemic-time situation. Many governments, at least initially, listened to the recommendations of expert advisers, most notably public health authorities, who proceeded from considerations of equality and common good. I suggest that we should continue on this path when the immediate threat of the disease is over. Other crises are already ongoing – poverty, conflicts, climate change, financial bubbles, and so on – and it would be good to use expert knowledge rather than interests and ideologies in dealing with them. To assist in this, I outline the characteristics of a new kind of counsellor, impartial adviser, who is normatively motivated by a sense of copathy and who takes into account all views, nice and not-so-nice alike. I illustrate the nature and ideological orientation of copathic impartial advisers by placing them on a map of justice and examining their relationships with the main political moralities of our time.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 220-229 |
Journal | Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 22 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Apr 2022 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Advisers
- Copathy
- Impartial
- Justice
- Sympathy
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Bioeconomy and Justice - Biotalous ja oikeudenmukaisuus
Häyry, M. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2020
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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Investigators from Aalto University Have Reported New Data on COVID-19 (Covid-19 and Beyond: the Need for Copathy and Impartial Advisers)
06/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance