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Two Arguments For 'Covert Methods' In Social Research, Chris Herrera
Two Arguments For 'Covert Methods' In Social Research, Chris Herrera
Department of Philosophy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
In some 'covert' participant-observation studies, social researchers defend their omission of informed consent on the basis of a need to protect subjects from apprehension, nervousness, or even criminal prosecution. In other instances, researchers contend that deception is rampant in society, and that their methods are no more immoral than the behaviour that ordinarily prevails. These defenses of covert methods fail to appreciate the range of risks that may be involved, and in the latter case, fail to show that these methods are in fact morally indistinguishable from the 'deception' that people typically engage in. Ultimately, these proposed defenses of covert …
Sport Medicine And The Ethics Of Boxing, Suzanne Leclerc, Chris Herrera
Sport Medicine And The Ethics Of Boxing, Suzanne Leclerc, Chris Herrera
Department of Philosophy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
In the light of medical evidence of the health risks associated with boxing, a watchful agnostic position among sport physicians is no longer justifiable. The normal activity in a boxing match places the athletes at risk of head injury, some of which may be difficult to detect and impossible to repair. This suggests that sport physicians and others expert in the prevention and diagnosis of such injuries should take a public stand against boxing, as other medical associations have. Although there is a need for continuing research into the health risks, doctors can in the interim take steps to increase …