Harlequin Bioethics, Servant of Two Masters

Authors

  • Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British-Columbia, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-8153

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1089802ar

Keywords:

Bioethics, Arts-Based Approach, Dramatic Function, Odelet

Language(s):

English, French

Abstract

Bioethics, like the sixteenth-century commedia dell’arte, is a master of revelation. At the heart of this is a propensity to highlight that what we see is as much truthful and elegant as it is made up of pretence and staging. Must we persuade ourselves that what is false is not false, that what is true is changeable and fragile? Is it possible to serve two masters? Is it possible to get by without antics and disgrace? The Odelet is at once a cryptic portent of the past, present and future of bioethics and a reflection on the capacity of the field (and its actors) to act as a motor for social change.

(c) Han Han Li

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Published

2022-06-13

How to Cite

[1]
Bélisle-Pipon J-C. Harlequin Bioethics, Servant of Two Masters. Can. J. Bioeth 2022;5:203-6. https://doi.org/10.7202/1089802ar.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): Open Issue

Section

Art, Culture & Creative Work

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