Abstract

Timothy Murphy has done those of us in the field of bioethics a great service by being forthright about how irreligious centers of power work against theology and theologians. This has opened the door to direct and honest conversation about some facts that were previously known (especially to theologians working in the field) but rarely discussed publicly. Now, eight years after Murphy’s important article appeared in the American Journal of Bioethics, there is room to engage the facts and arguments surrounding the (lack of a) role for theology in the field. It is important, first of all, to agree that if theology is to be excluded while other normative traditions included this must be defended on the basis of a coherent set of defensible claims, not merely raw assertions and power plays. Once the field comes to terms with the fact that no coherent set of defensible claims exist which can justify excluding theology from the field, this will create the conditions for the possibility of the kind of intellectual solidarity which can transform bioethics into a field that is at once much more diverse and inclusive while also of its very nature interested in robust debate which includes references first principles and metaphysical foundations.

中文翻译：

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非宗教信仰，阿尔菲·埃文斯（Alfie Evans）和生物伦理学的未来

摘要

蒂莫西·墨菲（Timothy Murphy）直截了当地指出，非宗教的权力中心是如何反对神学和神学家的，从而为我们在生物伦理学领域的人们提供了极大的帮助。这为直接和诚实的对话打开了大门，让他们可以就以前已知的某些事实（特别是对于在该领域工作的神学家）进行坦率的交谈，但很少公开讨论。现在，在墨菲的重要文章发表在《美国生物伦理学杂志》上八年之后，围绕着该领域在神学领域（缺乏）角色的事实和论点仍有余地。首先，重要的是要同意，如果要排除神学，而将包括其他规范性传统的神学排除在外，则必须基于连贯的可辩驳主张进行辩护，而不仅仅是原始主张和权力发挥。