Ori Lev
Biographic Data
| ID | 6703392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ori Lev |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ori |
| FAMILY NAME | Lev |
| SIGNATURE | LEV O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapir College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3281-8248 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Addressing the risks of dual use research
This article addresses the question of how the responsibilities for addressing the risks of dual use research ought to be divided. We begin by presenting the maximalist claim that proposes that since scientists are well placed to judge the potential for misuse of their studies, they alone are responsible for addressing these risks. Before assessing this position, we consider a claim that rejects the maximalist position, namely that scientists nee…
Effect of Values, Institutional Trust, and Risk Perceptions on Support for Policy Tools in Immunisation against Covid-19
Informed Consent, Error and Suspending Ignorance
Uncertainty, error and informed consent to challenge trials of Covid-19 vaccines
In a recent article, Steel, Buchak and Eyal (SBE) argue that current levels of uncertainty do not present a good reason to bar controlled human infection (CHI) trials of COVID-19 vaccines from proceeding. We argue that their argumentation for this conclusion is flawed. SBE are mistaken about the effects which different forms of ignorance have on participants’ ability to provide valid informed consent. Decision-makers considering whether to allow …
Biomedical Cognitive Enhancements
There is an ongoing debate over the ethical permissibility of using biomedical enhancement interventions. This debate has generated a variety of concerns; one worry that stands out in this regard is the question of coercion. Curiously, although pointed out by many, this concern has not received close scrutiny. The aim of this paper is to begin addressing this conceptual gap. In order to explore this concern, I employ Alan Wertheimer’s understandi…
Personal Morality and Judicial Decision-Making in the Death Penalty Context
Today, I have taken an oath as a judge, as a judge of a great Court of Appeals. What I can properly do for those left behind in this role is limited. A judge is appropriately restrained. ... As a judge I must never forget that. ...But neither must I or any judge hide behind the role and fail to do that which is properly our function. ...Whenever as judges we use logic or reasoning that would have led to catastrophic results in the great landmarks…
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Personal Morality and Judicial Decision-Making in the Death Penalty Context
Today, I have taken an oath as a judge, as a judge of a great Court of Appeals. What I can properly do for those left behind in this role is limited. A judge is appropriately restrained. ... As a judge I must never forget that. ...But neither must I or any judge hide behind the role and fail to do that which is properly our function. ...Whenever as judges we use logic or reasoning that would have led to catastrophic results in the great landmarks…
Biomedical Cognitive Enhancements
There is an ongoing debate over the ethical permissibility of using biomedical enhancement interventions. This debate has generated a variety of concerns; one worry that stands out in this regard is the question of coercion. Curiously, although pointed out by many, this concern has not received close scrutiny. The aim of this paper is to begin addressing this conceptual gap. In order to explore this concern, I employ Alan Wertheimer’s understandi…
Uncertainty, error and informed consent to challenge trials of Covid-19 vaccines
In a recent article, Steel, Buchak and Eyal (SBE) argue that current levels of uncertainty do not present a good reason to bar controlled human infection (CHI) trials of COVID-19 vaccines from proceeding. We argue that their argumentation for this conclusion is flawed. SBE are mistaken about the effects which different forms of ignorance have on participants’ ability to provide valid informed consent. Decision-makers considering whether to allow …
Informed Consent, Error and Suspending Ignorance
Effect of Values, Institutional Trust, and Risk Perceptions on Support for Policy Tools in Immunisation against Covid-19
Addressing the risks of dual use research
This article addresses the question of how the responsibilities for addressing the risks of dual use research ought to be divided. We begin by presenting the maximalist claim that proposes that since scientists are well placed to judge the potential for misuse of their studies, they alone are responsible for addressing these risks. Before assessing this position, we consider a claim that rejects the maximalist position, namely that scientists nee…
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