John Harris (bioethicist)
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John Harris, FRSA, FMedSci (born 21 August 1945), is a British bioethicist and philosopher. He is the Lord Alliance Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation
at the University of Manchester
. He was educated at the University of Kent
and Balliol College, Oxford
. He was one of the Founder Directors of the International Association of Bioethics and is a founder member of the Board of the journal Bioethics
and a member of the Editorial Board of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
. He is also the joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics
.
He has throughout his career defended broadly libertarian
- consequentialist approaches to issues in bioethics.
Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation
The Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation is a research institute founded at the University of Manchester in 2007 with a mission to examine the role and moral responsibilities of science, technology and innovation in the contemporary world...
at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He was educated at the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. He was one of the Founder Directors of the International Association of Bioethics and is a founder member of the Board of the journal Bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
and a member of the Editorial Board of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
The Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of bioethics that was established in 1992. The current editors are Thomasine Kushner and Steve Heilig ....
. He is also the joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics
Journal of Medical Ethics
The Journal of Medical Ethics is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of bioethics established in 1975. , its editors are Søren Holm and John Harris ....
.
He has throughout his career defended broadly libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
- consequentialist approaches to issues in bioethics.
Notable works
Books- Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People (2007) ISBN 978-0691148168
- Bioethics Oxford Readings in Philosophy Series. (2001) ISBN 978-0198752578
- Clones, Genes and Immortality: Ethics and the Genetics Revolution (1998) ISBN 978-0192880802
- The Value of Life (1985) ISBN 978-0415040327
Honours
- Fellow of the United Kingdom Academy of Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesThe Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
(FMedSci) in 2001, the first philosopher to have been elected to Fellowship of the then new National Academy - Fellow of The Royal Society of ArtsRoyal Society of ArtsThe Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
in 2006 - Member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences, 1994
- Medal of the University of HelsinkiUniversity of HelsinkiThe University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
, 1995 - Honorary Member of The International Forum for Biophilosophy, 2001
- Fellow of The Hastings Centre, 2004
- D.Litt (Honoris Causa,) University of KentUniversity of KentThe University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
, 2010