有益的吸血鬼。

IF 1.7 2区 哲学 Q2 ETHICS
Bioethics Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI:10.1111/bioe.70015
Parker Crutchfield, Blake Hereth
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摘要

孤星蜱的叮咬会传播α -半乳糖综合征(AGS),这种疾病的唯一影响是产生严重但非致命的红肉过敏。公共卫生部门对孤星蜱和AGS发出警告,科学家们正在努力开发针对AGS的疫苗。在此,我们认为,如果吃肉在道德上是不允许的,那么防止蜱传AGS传播的努力在道德上也是不允许的。在解释了AGS的症状以及它们是如何通过蜱传播的之后,我们认为蜱传AGS是一种道德生物增强剂,如果它能促使人们停止吃肉的话。然后我们为我们所谓的趋同论证辩护:如果x-ing阻止世界变得更糟,不侵犯任何人的权利,并促进善良的行为或品格,那么x-ing是强烈的赞成义务;推广车票运输AGS满足这些条件。因此,大力推广车票运输AGS是义不容辞的。目前,对蜱虫携带疾病的能力进行基因编辑是可行的。如果这种做法可以应用于蜱携带AGS,那么促进蜱携带AGS的扩散是道德上的义务。
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Beneficial Bloodsucking.

The bite of the lone star tick spreads alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a condition whose only effect is the creation of a severe but nonfatal red meat allergy. Public health departments warn against lone star ticks and AGS, and scientists are working to develop an inoculation to AGS. Herein, we argue that if eating meat is morally impermissible, then efforts to prevent the spread of tickborne AGS are also morally impermissible. After explaining the symptoms of AGS and how they are transmitted via ticks, we argue that tickborne AGS is a moral bioenhancer if and when it motivates people to stop eating meat. We then defend what we call the Convergence Argument: If x-ing prevents the world from becoming a significantly worse place, doesn't violate anyone's rights, and promotes virtuous action or character, then x-ing is strongly pro tanto obligatory; promoting tickborne AGS satisfies each of these conditions. Therefore, promoting tickborne AGS is strongly pro tanto obligatory. It is presently feasible to genetically edit the disease-carrying capacity of ticks. If this practice can be applied to ticks carrying AGS, then promoting the proliferation of tickborne AGS is morally obligatory.

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Bioethics
Bioethics 医学-医学:伦理
CiteScore
4.20
自引率
9.10%
发文量
127
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: As medical technology continues to develop, the subject of bioethics has an ever increasing practical relevance for all those working in philosophy, medicine, law, sociology, public policy, education and related fields. Bioethics provides a forum for well-argued articles on the ethical questions raised by current issues such as: international collaborative clinical research in developing countries; public health; infectious disease; AIDS; managed care; genomics and stem cell research. These questions are considered in relation to concrete ethical, legal and policy problems, or in terms of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories used in discussions of such problems. Bioethics also features regular Background Briefings on important current debates in the field. These feature articles provide excellent material for bioethics scholars, teachers and students alike.
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