Dr. Lucie White

Assistant Professor
Ethiek Instituut
Philosophy
l.a.white@uu.nl

Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

White, L. (2025). Expertise, Values, Scientific Advice – and the Vaccination of Children. Diametros, 82, 37-52. https://doi.org/10.33392/diam.2010
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/259280244/82_White.pdf

2024

Scholarly publications

White, L. (2024). Justification for coercion in a public health crisis: not just a matter of individual harm. Monash bioethics review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-024-00196-0

2022

Scholarly publications

White, L., van Basshuysen, P., & Frisch, M. (2022). When is Lockdown Justified? Philosophy of Medicine, 3(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.5195/philmed.2022.85
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/420420/View_of_When_Is_Lockdown_Justified_.pdf?sequence=1

Popularising publications

White, L., & van Basshuysen, P. (2022). Whether lockdowns were successful remains a mystery. Web publication/site, IAI News. https://iai.tv/articles/the-success-of-lockdowns-remains-a-mystery-auid-2080?_auid=2020

2021

Scholarly publications

van Basshuysen, P., & White, L. (2021). The Epistemic Duties of Philosophers: An Addendum. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 31(4), 447-451. https://doi.org/10.1353/ken.2021.0023
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/416246/project_muse_840495.pdf?sequence=1
van Basshuysen, P., & White, L. (2021). Were Lockdowns Justified? A Return to the Facts and Evidence. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 31(4), 405-428. https://doi.org/10.1353/ken.2021.0028
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/416244/project_muse_840500.pdf?sequence=1
White, L., & van Basshuysen, P. (2021). Without a Trace: Why did Corona Apps Fail? Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(12), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-107061
White, L. (2021). Can One Both Contribute to and Benefit from Herd Immunity? Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 14(2), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v14i2.603
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/416243/14_2_cc_1.pdf?sequence=1
van Basshuysen, P., & White, L. (2021). Mit Kontaktdaten gegen die Pandemie: Zur Ethik von Corona-Warn-Apps. Ethik in der Medizin, 33(3), 387-400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00481-021-00629-y
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/419103/VanBasshuysen_White2021_Article_MitKontaktdatenGegenDiePandemi.pdf?sequence=1
van Basshuysen, P., White, L., Khosrowi, D., & Frisch, M. (2021). Three Ways in Which Pandemic Models Perform a Pandemic. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 14(1), 110-127. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v14i1.582
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/416039/14_1_si_7.pdf?sequence=1
White, L., & van Basshuysen, P. (2021). Privacy versus Public Health? A Reassessment of Centralised and Decentralised Digital Contact Tracing. Science and Engineering Ethics, 27(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00301-0

Popularising publications

White, L. (2021). How models change the world - and what we should do about it. Web publication/site, London School of Economics and Political Science blog . https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2021/08/04/how-models-change-the-world-and-what-we-should-do-about-it/
White, L. (2021). The NHS contact tracing app fell foul of privacy concerns. But did they have the right idea?. Web publication/site, London School of Economics and Political Science blog . https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2021/04/21/the-nhs-contact-tracing-app-fell-foul-of-privacy-concerns-but-did-they-have-the-right-idea/
van Basshuysen, P., & White, L. (2021). Bad data and flawed models? Fact-checking Winsberg et al.'s case against lockdowns. Web publication/site, London School of Economics and Political Science blog . https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2021/01/26/bad-data-and-flawed-models/

2020

Scholarly publications

Kwisda, K., White, L. A., & Hübner, D. (2020). Ethical Arguments Concerning Human-Animal Chimera Research: A Systematic Review. BMC Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00465-7
White, L. A. (2020). Personal Identity and Self-Regarding Choice in Medical Ethics. In Theories of the Self and Autonomy in Medical Ethics https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56703-3_3
White, L., & van Basshuysen, P. (2020). How to overcome lockdown: selective isolation versus contact tracing. Journal of Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106680
Hübner, D., White, L. A., & Ahlers, M. (2020). Ethische Aspekte von Crash Algorithmen für autonome Fahrzeuge: Rechte, Ansprüche und die Konstitutivität von Verkehrsregeln. In Autonomes Fahren (2nd ed.)

Popularising publications

White, L. (2020). We need to talk about corona apps. Web publication/site, Journal of Medical Ethics Forum. https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2020/07/30/we-need-to-talk-about-corona-apps/

2019

Scholarly publications

White, L. (2019). How Do We Conduct Fruitful Ethical Analysis of Speculative Neurotechnologies? AJOB Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2019.1599082
White, L. (2019). A Neglected Ethical Issue in Citizen Science and DIY Biology. The American Journal of Bioethics. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2019.1619876

2018

Scholarly publications

White, L. A. (2018). Crash Algorithms for Autonomous Cars: How the Trolley Problem Can Move Us Beyond Harm Minimisation. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-018-9910-x
White, L. A. (2018). The Need for Authenticity-Based Autonomy in Medical Ethics. HEC Forum. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-017-9335-2

2017

Scholarly publications

White, L. A. (2017). How Autonomy Can Legitimate Beneficial Coercion. In Beneficial Coercion in Psychiatry? Foundations and Challenges.
White, L. A. (2017). Personal Identity and Patient-Centered Medical Decision Making. AJOB Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2017.1366590

2016

Scholarly publications

Hübner, D., & White, L. A. (2016). Neurosurgery for Psychopaths? An Ethical Analysis. AJOB Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2016.1218376

2015

Scholarly publications

White, L. A. (2015). Does Remuneration for Plasma Compromise Autonomy? HEC Forum. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-014-9261-5

2013

Scholarly publications

White, L. A. (2013). Understanding the Relationship Between Autonomy and Informed Consent: A Response to Taylor. Journal of Value Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-013-9385-x

2010

Scholarly publications

White, L. A. (2010). Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and the Professional Obligations of Physicians. Emergent Australasian Philosophers.