Human reasoning is heterogeneous—as Jon Barwise informed us

Jon Barwise

The IGPL community and the Editorial Board deeply regrets the untimely death of Professor Jon Barwise on Sunday March 5th of this year. His departure is a great loss, not only to his family and friends and the international logic community, but also to the historical evolutionary development of logic itself. Professor Barwise’s contribution in the areas of pure and applied logic, his active par...

preoperative informed consent: is it truly informed?

background: pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in pakistan. this study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. methods: after taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

When is Informed Consent “Informed”?

Typically, a consent document in the United States is a printed form with blank spaces in which the operative procedure is filled in. The form is signed by the patient, and placed into the medical record. At first glance, it would seem that the patient was told of the operative procedure and gave his or her consent. Yet informed consent, or, more accurately, lack of informed consent, is a frequ...

Human Rights in US Foreign Policy

Informed Deliberation During Norm-Governed Practical Reasoning

A norm-governed agent takes social norms into account in its practical reasoning. Such norms characterise its role within a specific organisational context. By adopting a role, the agent commits to fulfil and adhere to the social norms associated with that role. These commitments require the agent to act in a way that does not violate any of its prohibitions or obligations. In adopting differen...