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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Justin Oakley BA, PhD (Philosophy) is Deputy Director of Monash Bioethics Centre, at Monash University. He is the author of Morality and the Emotions (Routledge, 1993, re-issued 2020, Routledge Library Editions, Ethics), and Virtue Ethics and Professional Roles (with Dean Cocking) (Cambridge University Press, 2001), and is editor of Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The ethics of report cards on surgeon performance (with Steve Clarke) (Cambridge University Press, 2007), and Bioethics (Ashgate, International Library of Essays in Public and Professional Ethics, 2009). He has published articles in international journals on the ethics of clinical trials, informed consent, surrogate motherhood, surgeon report cards, whistleblowing, reproductive cloning, and various topics in ethical theory. Justin is also co-editor of the quarterly refereed journal Monash Bioethics Review.
Justin teaches clinicians and other professionals in the Master of Bioethics course at Monash, along with an undergraduate subject on the moral psychology of evil. He is currently working on a project on policy applications of virtue ethics; a project on religion, pluralism, and healthcare practice; and a project on the moral significance of genetic parenthood and the regulation of assisted reproduction.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Bioethics, Virtue Ethics, Ethical theory, Moral Psychology
Network
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Religion, pluralism and healthcare practice: a philosophical assessment
Oakley, J., Clarke, S., Coady, C. A., Savulescu, J. & Wilkinson, D. J. C.
14/06/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Ethical framework/guidelines for ICU resource allocation in Victorian hospitals during the COVID pandemic
Oakley, J., Jamrozik, Z., Dabscheck, A., French, C. J. & White, C.
17/04/20 → 15/05/20
Project: Research
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Building capacity in Residential Aged Care Services to identify barriers and enablers to the implementation of Dignity of Risk principles.
Oakley, J., Weller, C., Ibrahim, J. & Bugeja, L.
29/11/17 → 31/10/18
Project: Research
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Implicit persuasion in pharmaceutical marketing: ethical implications for regulators and consumers
Oakley, J., Kennett, J., Vargas, P. & Biegler, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, Macquarie University
12/04/10 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Prospective intention-based lifestyle contracts: mHealth technology and responsibility in healthcare
Feng-Gu, E., Everett, J., Brown, R., Maslen, H., Oakley, J. & Savulescu, J., Sep 2021, In: Health Care Analysis. 29, 3, p. 189-212 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Virtue ethics, blameworthiness, and role failure
Oakley, J., 2021, Virtue, Narrative, and the Self: Explorations of Character in the Philosophy of Mind and Action. Ulatowski, J. & van Zyl, L. (eds.). Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 140-150 11 p. (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Fair go: Pay research participants properly or not at all
Grimwade, O., Savulescu, J., Giubilini, A., Oakley, J. & Nussberger, A. M., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 46, 12, p. 837-839 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Morality and the Emotions
Oakley, J., 2020, Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge. 262 p. (Routledge Library Editions: Ethics)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Other › peer-review
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Payment in challenge studies: Ethics, attitudes and a new payment for risk model
Grimwade, O., Savulescu, J., Giubilini, A., Oakley, J., Osowicki, J., Pollard, A. J. & Nussberger, A. M., 1 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 46, 12, p. 815-826 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile15 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ACU Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics
Oakley, Justin (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Acumen Publishing (Publisher)
Justin Oakley (Editor in chief)
2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Deputy Chair, Advisory Board
Justin Oakley (Fellow)
2011 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Monash Bioethics Review (Journal)
Justin Oakley (Editor in chief)
2002 → 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility