What Participatory Research and Methods Bring To Ethics: Insights From Pragmatism, Social Science, and Psychology

In this article, we argue that participatory research methods are particularly compelling means of ethical enactments because of their ability when carried out properly-to help promote self-actualization.

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Brainstorm Newsletter

An interdisciplinary and bilingual newsletter about advances in health ethics theory and practice.

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A Patient-Centered Perspective on Changes in Personal Characteristics After Deep Brain Stimulation

In this cohort study, participants reported more positive manifestations of individually identified, valued characteristics after deep brain stimulation.

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Setting Expectations for Ethics Theory from the Standpoint of the User

This article is intended to prompt broad reflection on expectations toward ethics theory and why user perspectives should be considered early in the development of ethics scholarship.

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Bridging the gap between bioethicists and the public: A living ethics perspective

The authors call for a closer alignment between academic bioethics and public interests.

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2024 Brocher Alumni meeting

Our director, Eric Racine, participated in the Brocher Alumni 2024 meeting. This event led to very enriching discussions and allowed for a wonderful gathering of researchers, former participants of residencies or workshops at the Foundation.

Parachute Project. Awareness capsules (in French)

How does the transition go from the pediatric environment to the adult environment? How to optimize continuity of care? These capsules, which give voice to patients, offer possible answers.

 

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Pragmatism strives to develop practical approaches that promote human values and human flourishing using state-of-the-art methods from different disciplines.

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PROJECTS

Research undertaken at the Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit addresses a range of challenges in health care, research, and health policy. It relies on the use of interdisciplinary approaches that are grounded in facts, open to deliberative processes, and focused on producing practical changes that promote respect of persons and human flourishing in all its diversity.