Articles from the JBI archives: Anniversary collection picks (2004-2006) with former editor-in-chief Jing-Bao Nie

JBI Dialogues

We often think of writing as creating, but is editing another’s academic work, creating? What does really cool bioethics scholarship look like from the perspective of an ethical transculturalism scholar?
Former JBI editor-in-chief, Professor Jing-Bao Fie (Otago), talks about 3 papers from 2004-2006 whose originality and theoretical and methodological visions still spark scholarly joy today!
Jing-Bao touches on ethical transculturalism, the integration of sociology into bioethics, whether Confucianism is ‘secular’, ethical justifications for editing, editing as creating, and the joy of learning.
You can read Jing-Bao’s part of the editorial online: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Editorial Choices.
You can read Jing-Bao’s picks for the anniversary collection free online for a limited time here. These are:
- Robert, J.S., J. Maienschein, and M.D. Laubichler. 2006. Systems bioethics and stem cell biology. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 3(1): 19–31.
- Hudson, M.L., A.L.M. Ahuriri-Driscoll,M.G. Lea, et al. 2007. Whakapapa—A foundation for genetic research? Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4(1): 43–49.
- Sui, S., and M. Sleeboom-Faulkner. 2007. Commercial genetic testing in mainland China: Social, financial and ethical issues. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4(4): 229–237.
Jing-Bao Nie from the University of Otago in New Zealand. Trained as a physician in Chinese medicine, Jing-Bao then studied sociology in Canada and the medical humanities and bioethics in the USA, and served as co-editor and editorial advisor of a number of academic journals, including of course, being editor in chief of the JBI from 2004-2006.
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