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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Identified versus Statistical Lives: An Interdisciplinary Perspective |
| Editors | Glenn Cohen, Norman Daniels, Nir Eyal |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 137-149 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780190217471 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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How (Not) to Argue for the Rule of Rescue : Claims of Individuals versus Group Solidarity. / Verweij, M.F.
Identified versus Statistical Lives: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. ed. / Glenn Cohen; Norman Daniels; Nir Eyal. New York : Oxford University Press, 2015. p. 137-149.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - How (Not) to Argue for the Rule of Rescue
T2 - Claims of Individuals versus Group Solidarity
AU - Verweij, M.F.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The idea of the rule of rescue is that special weight should be given to protecting lives of assignable individuals in need now even if protecting others in the future would be more cost-effective. How can this be justified? One way to cast the problem is to see it as a conflict between a collectivist approach that emphasizes protecting groups or populations versus an approach that boils down to protecting individuals. This chapter argues that one individual-oriented approach to ethics, namely contractualism, will not succeed in justifying the rule of rescue. A more promising route would instead be to focus on collectivistic values like solidarity. It argues that values like solidarity and community may render support for rescue cases. Yet such arguments are not without problems. Moreover, they have limited relevance to discussions about resource allocation in health care.
AB - The idea of the rule of rescue is that special weight should be given to protecting lives of assignable individuals in need now even if protecting others in the future would be more cost-effective. How can this be justified? One way to cast the problem is to see it as a conflict between a collectivist approach that emphasizes protecting groups or populations versus an approach that boils down to protecting individuals. This chapter argues that one individual-oriented approach to ethics, namely contractualism, will not succeed in justifying the rule of rescue. A more promising route would instead be to focus on collectivistic values like solidarity. It argues that values like solidarity and community may render support for rescue cases. Yet such arguments are not without problems. Moreover, they have limited relevance to discussions about resource allocation in health care.
U2 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190217471.003.0010
DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190217471.003.0010
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780190217471
SP - 137
EP - 149
BT - Identified versus Statistical Lives: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
A2 - Cohen, Glenn
A2 - Daniels, Norman
A2 - Eyal, Nir
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - New York
ER -