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1. Cover
2. Title page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. About the Author
7. List of Illustrations
8. 1. Introduction: Apocalypse and Vulnerability
   1. 1.1 The Horsemen of the Apocalypse
   2. 1.2 A Religious and Secular Idea
   3. 1.3 A Powerful Metaphor
   4. 1.4 Degeneration and Decline
   5. 1.5 Apocalyptic Anxieties Nowadays
   6. 1.6 The Covid Apocalypse
   7. 1.7 Pandemic Experiences
   8. 1.8 Powerlessness
   9. 1.9 Undeniable Vulnerability
   10. 1.10 A Fundamental Ethical Challenge
   11. References
9. 2. The Disquiet of Vulnerability
   1. 2.1 Introduction
   2. 2.2 Uses of Vulnerability
   3. 2.3 The Concept of Vulnerability
   4. 2.4 Concerns with Vulnerability
   5. 2.5 Conclusion
   6. References
10. 3. Covid-19 and Vulnerability
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 International Public Health Policies
    3. 3.3 National Policies
    4. 3.4 Interplay and Overlapping of Vulnerabilities
    5. 3.5 Pandemic Lessons
    6. 3.6 A Breaking Point?
    7. 3.7 Scars of the Pandemic
    8. 3.8 Conclusion
    9. References
11. 4. Developing a Global Ethical Perspective
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 The Shock of Insecurity
    3. 4.3 Interconnections
    4. 4.4 Different Ethical Discourse
    5. 4.5 The Evolvement of a Global Ethics Framework
    6. 4.6 Global Bioethics
    7. 4.7 An Extended Horizon of Bioethics
    8. 4.8 Core Notion of Relationality
    9. 4.9 Normative Consequences
    10. 4.10 Conclusion
    11. References
12. 5. The Supposed Impotence of Ethics
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Responses to Apocalyptic Views
    3. 5.3 Ethics and Apocalypse
    4. 5.4 The Impotence of Ethics
    5. 5.5 The Object of Ethics
    6. 5.6 Impediments to Practising Ethics
    7. 5.7 Conclusion
    8. References
13. 6. Resilient Bioethics and the Power of Hope
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Resilience
    3. 6.3 Resilient Bioethics
    4. 6.4 The Power of Hope
    5. 6.5 Hope and Healthcare
    6. 6.6 Conclusion: Hope and Bioethics
    7. References
14. 7. Imaginative Bioethics
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Imagination
    3. 7.3 Moral Imagination
    4. 7.4 Another Ethical Horizon
    5. 7.5 History: Different Faces of the Past
    6. 7.6 Globalization: Different Faces of the Present
    7. 7.7 Conclusion
    8. References
15. 8. Bioethics in Practice
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Making Bioethics Resilient
    3. 8.3 Moral Exemplars
    4. 8.4 Actions from the Lifeworld
    5. 8.5 Multilayered Governance
    6. 8.6 Against Apocalyptic Thinking
    7. 8.7 A Path Forward
    8. 8.8 Conclusion
    9. References
16. Index
17. About the Team
18. This book need not end here…
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20. Back cover

Headings Outline

• BIOETHICS IN APOCALYPTIC TIMES
• Bioethics in Apocalyptic Times
  • Henk ten Have
• Contents
• About the Author
• List of Illustrations
• 1. Introduction: Apocalypse and Vulnerability
  • 1.1 The Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  • 1.2 A Religious and Secular Idea
  • 1.3 A Powerful Metaphor
  • 1.4 Degeneration and Decline
  • 1.5 Apocalyptic Anxieties Nowadays
  • 1.6 The Covid Apocalypse
  • 1.7 Pandemic Experiences
  • 1.8 Powerlessness
  • 1.9 Undeniable Vulnerability
  • 1.10 A Fundamental Ethical Challenge
  • References
• 2. The Disquiet of Vulnerability
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Uses of Vulnerability
  • 2.3 The Concept of Vulnerability
    • 2.3.1 Vulnerability as Anthropological and Social Phenomenon
    • 2.3.2 Normative Implications
    • 2.3.3 The Connection between General and Special Vulnerability
    • 2.3.4 The Example of Ageing
  • 2.4 Concerns with Vulnerability
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • References
• 3. Covid-19 and Vulnerability
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 International Public Health Policies
  • 3.3 National Policies
  • 3.4 Interplay and Overlapping of Vulnerabilities
    • 3.4.1 General Vulnerability
    • 3.4.2 Special Vulnerability
    • 3.4.3 Vulnerability of Healthcare Workers
    • 3.4.4 Vulnerability of Countries
    • 3.4.5 Vulnerability of Global and National Systems
    • 3.4.6 Vulnerabilities Produced by Responses to the Pandemic
  • 3.5 Pandemic Lessons
  • 3.6 A Breaking Point?
  • 3.7 Scars of the Pandemic
  • 3.8 Conclusion
  • References
• 4. Developing a Global Ethical Perspective
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Shock of Insecurity
  • 4.3 Interconnections
    • 4.3.1 Connectedness between Humans
    • 4.3.2 Connectedness between Humans and the Surrounding World
  • 4.4 Different Ethical Discourse
  • 4.5 The Evolvement of a Global Ethics Framework
  • 4.6 Global Bioethics
  • 4.7 An Extended Horizon of Bioethics
  • 4.8 Core Notion of Relationality
  • 4.9 Normative Consequences
  • 4.10 Conclusion
  • References
• 5. The Supposed Impotence of Ethics
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Responses to Apocalyptic Views
    • 5.2.1 Rejection
    • 5.2.2 Resignation
    • 5.2.3 Resistance
    • 5.2.4 Reappraisal
  • 5.3 Ethics and Apocalypse
  • 5.4 The Impotence of Ethics
  • 5.5 The Object of Ethics
  • 5.6 Impediments to Practising Ethics
    • 5.6.1 External Barriers
    • 5.6.2 Internalized External Barriers
    • 5.6.3 Internal Barriers
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • References
• 6. Resilient Bioethics and the Power of Hope
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Resilience
  • 6.3 Resilient Bioethics
    • 6.3.1 Medical Ethics
    • 6.3.2 Bioethics
    • 6.3.3 Global Bioethics
    • 6.3.4 New Context and Challenges
  • 6.4 The Power of Hope
    • 6.4.1 Vulnerability
    • 6.4.2 Projection of the Future
    • 6.4.3 Envisioning Action
    • 6.4.4 Value Orientation
    • 6.4.5 Communal Dimension
  • 6.5 Hope and Healthcare
  • 6.6 Conclusion: Hope and Bioethics
  • References
• 7. Imaginative Bioethics
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Imagination
  • 7.3 Moral Imagination
  • 7.4 Another Ethical Horizon
  • 7.5 History: Different Faces of the Past
  • 7.6 Globalization: Different Faces of the Present
  • 7.7 Conclusion
  • References
• 8. Bioethics in Practice
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Making Bioethics Resilient
  • 8.3 Moral Exemplars
  • 8.4 Actions from the Lifeworld
  • 8.5 Multilayered Governance
  • 8.6 Against Apocalyptic Thinking
  • 8.7 A Path Forward
  • 8.8 Conclusion
  • References
• Index
• About the Team
• This book need not end here…
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