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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 on a variety of topics in ethics, applied ethics, and moral psychology, including virtue ethics, virtue attribution, shame, role-based evildoing, hope in healthcare, informed consent, surgeon report cards, the ethics of clinical trials, surrogate motherhood, and the ethics of pharmaceutical advertising. 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 book-length project on policy applications of virtue ethics in professional practice; 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
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Projects
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Ethical framework/guidelines for ICU resource allocation in Victorian hospitals during the COVID pandemic
Oakley, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jamrozik, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dabscheck, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), French, C. J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & White, C. (Partner Investigator (PI))
17/04/20 → 15/05/20
Project: Research
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Using practice analytics to understand variation and support reflective practice
Shaw, T. J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gasevic, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rankin, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Conley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mews, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kay, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kerridge, I. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Janssen, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oakley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martinez-Maldonado, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wickramasinghe, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palmieri, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winship, I. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Garrod, T. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ware, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Talic, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/20 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Religion, pluralism and healthcare practice: a philosophical assessment
Oakley, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Clarke, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coady, C.A.-J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Savulescu, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Wilkinson, D. J. C. (Partner Investigator (PI))
14/06/19 → 31/12/24
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Weller, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ibrahim, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bugeja, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kennett, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vargas, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Biegler, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Monash University, Macquarie University
12/04/10 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Misaligned hope and conviction in health care
Clarke, S., Oakley, J., Pugh, J. & Wilkinson, D., Mar 2025, In: Bioethics. 39, 3, p. 232-239 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Where there’s hope, there’s life: on the importance of hope in health care
Clarke, S. & Oakley, J., Feb 2025, In: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 50, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Should the use of adaptive machine learning systems in medicine be classified as research?
Sparrow, R., Hatherley, J., Oakley, J. & Bain, C., 2024, In: The American Journal of Bioethics. 24, 10, p. 58-69 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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What Heidegger can offer critical leadership studies: an ontological approach
Gibson, A. M., Greenwood, M., Wolfram Cox, J. & Oakley, J., 2024, The Routledge Critical Companion to Leadership Studies. Knights, D., Liu, H., Smolović-Jones, O. & Wilson, S. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Routledge, p. 17-30 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Expanded terminal sedation in end-of-life care
Gilbertson, L., Savulescu, J., Oakley, J. & Wilkinson, D., 2023, In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 49, 4, p. 252-260 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ACU Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics
Oakley, J. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Bioethics Review (Journal)
Oakley, J. (Guest editor) & Selgelid, M. (Guest editor)
2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Acumen Publishing (Publisher)
Oakley, J. (Editor in chief)
2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Deputy Chair, Advisory Board
Oakley, J. (Fellow)
2011 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Monash Bioethics Review (Journal)
Oakley, J. (Editor in chief)
2002 → 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility