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European textbook on ethics in research (2010)
Book
Hughes, J., Hunter, D., Sheehan, M., Wilkinson, S., & Wrigley, A. (2010). European textbook on ethics in research. https://doi.org/10.2777/51536

This textbook is the output of the project "European Textbook on Ethics in Research", funded by the European Commission and delivered by members of the Centre for Professional Ethics at Keele University. It is designed for use in the training of scie... Read More about European textbook on ethics in research.

A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives (2010)
Journal Article
Dawson, A., & Wrigley, A. (2010). A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives. American Journal of Bioethics, 10(4), 23-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161003632963

There are many problems with CitationLevi and Green's (2010) suggestion that a computer-based decision aid will overcome the major objections to advance directives (ADs). We focus on just two here. First, we argue that the key assumption underlying L... Read More about A Dead Proposal: Levi and Green on Advance Directives.

Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope (2009)
Journal Article
Garrard, E., & Wrigley, A. (2009). Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope. Clinical Ethics, 4(1), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1258/ce.2008.008050

Sustaining hope in patients is an important element of health care, allowing improvement in patient welfare and quality of life. However in the palliative care context, with patients who are terminally ill, it might seem that in order to maintain hop... Read More about Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope.

Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness (2007)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2007). Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness. Philosophical Papers, 36(3), 371-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2007.11733499

In this paper I provide an account of the metaphysical foundations of mental illness in terms of a realism debate. I motivate the importance of such metaphysical analysis as a means of avoiding some intractable problems that beset discussion of the c... Read More about Realism and Anti-Realism about Mental Illness.

Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements (2007)
Journal Article
WRIGLEY, A. (2007). Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 24(4), 381-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2007.00367.x

abstract  Recent legal rulings concerning the status of advance statements have raised interest in the topic but failed to provide any definitive general guidelines for their enforcement. I examine arguments used to justify the moral authority of suc... Read More about Personal Identity, Autonomy and Advance Statements.

Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived (2007)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2007). Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived. Journal of Medical Ethics, 33(9), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.019711

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 has provided unified scope in the British medical system for proxy consent with regard to medical decisions, in the form of a lasting power of attorney. While the intentions are to increase the autonomous decision making... Read More about Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived.

N. Griffin (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell (2005)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2005). N. Griffin (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell [Review of the book]. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 13(1), 193-196. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0960878042000317654

Dale Jacquette’s Ontology (2004)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2004). Dale Jacquette’s Ontology. Philosophical Books, 45(1), 56-58