Reciprocity and Resources

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-12-14 DOI:10.3998/jpe.1519

E. Fenton

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Reciprocity has been deployed as the moral concept underpinning an obligation to ensure that health care workers (HCW) who work during a pandemic have access to essential goods, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), and as a principle for giving priority to HCW for scarce resources, such as intensive care beds or ventilators. In this paper I examine the concept of reciprocity, arguing that it is best understood as a form of fairness, or “fair return for services rendered.” This interpretation works well in explaining our obligation to provide HCW with PPE and other risk-mitigation resources, but I give reasons to suggest that it does not support an obligation to prioritize HCW for scarce medical interventions.

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互惠与资源

互惠已被视为一种道德概念，它支撑着确保在疫情期间工作的医护人员能够获得个人防护设备等必需品的义务，并被视为优先考虑重症监护病床或呼吸机等稀缺资源的原则。在这篇论文中，我研究了互惠的概念，认为它最好被理解为一种公平的形式，或“所提供服务的公平回报”。这种解释很好地解释了我们向HCW提供个人防护装备和其他风险缓解资源的义务，但我有理由认为，它不支持将HCW优先用于稀缺医疗干预的义务。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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