title: The morality of risks in research: reflections on Kumar.
abstract: Reflecting on the contribution by Rahul Kumar to the symposium, I consider the following topics in relation to risks in research: (1) treating someone as a mere means; (2) aggregation; (3) different conceptions of contractualism; (4) uncertainty; (5) paternalism and complicity.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kamm
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D028661:Complicity; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D009014:Morals; D026706:Paternalism / Q000941:ethics; D010819:Physician's Role; D035842:Research Subjects; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics
keywords: Ethics