My doctoral research is on Kant's view of dignity and its relation to biomedical research participations. part of what I will discuss would border on moral obligations and consents. If my contribution is needed for the project I will gladly contribute my ideas.
Hi Victor, thanks for your interest. This is an individual project on which I'm working now. But I'd love to read your work on children.
Does your project use Kant's principles of universalizability and humanity? If so, how?
My project focuses on Kant's idea of dignity, which underpins the humanity thesis, and the relevance of this idea of dignity on human participation in biomedical research in Nigeria. Dignity, from the Kantian view, is an intrinsic worth possessed by all human beings, irrespective of socio-political status or psychological capabilities. Kant’s notion of human dignity draws attention to the duties of biomedical scientists and medical and health practitioners towards their patients and their research participants. It raises ethical questions of whether these medical experts are concerned about the respect and protection of the dignity of the human person or their concern is in searching for new knowledge that will tackle emerging medical challenges and the profits that would be accrued afterwards. In Kant’s thinking, following his categorical imperative formulations, biomedical research geared towards the improvement of the health conditions of human beings could be permitted provided the participating human subjects are not reduced to mere experimental apparatus. This is because human subjects have dignity and immeasurable value. The dignity of human subjects, therefore, must be respected because it is an absolute worth. It can neither be replaced by nor be equated with any biomedical expediency.
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