Warburton N
Department of Philosophy, Open University, Milton Keynes.
J Med Ethics. 1998 Feb;24(1):56-60. doi: 10.1136/jme.24.1.56.
The british Medical Association wants to criminalise all boxing. This article examines the logic of the arguments it uses and finds them wanting. The move from medical evidence about the risk of brain damage to the conclusion that boxing should be banned is not warranted. The BMA's arguments are a combination of inconsistent paternalism and legal moralism. Consistent application of the principles implicit in the BMA's arguments would lead to absurd consequences and to severe limitations being put on individual freedom.
英国医学协会希望将所有拳击运动定为刑事犯罪。本文审视了其所用论据的逻辑，发现这些论据存在缺陷。从关于脑损伤风险的医学证据得出应禁止拳击运动的结论是不合理的。英国医学协会的论据是不一致的家长式作风和法律道德主义的结合。一致应用英国医学协会论据中隐含的原则会导致荒谬的后果，并对个人自由造成严重限制。
