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RSPCA. Jonathan Balcombe has been Associate Director for Education in the Animal Research Issues section of the Humane Society of the United States since 1993. He has degrees from York University and Carleton University, Toronto, and a doctoral degree in ethology from the University of Tennessee (review)In Susan Jean Armstrong & Richard George Botzler (eds.), The animal ethics reader, Routledge. 2003.
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4Religious, Moral, & Sociological Issues: Some Basic DistinctionsHastings Center Report 8 (4): 13-13. 1978.
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4Four. The Theory Of ChangeIn Graeme Forbes (ed.), Identity and Essence, Princeton University Press. pp. 71-83. 1981.
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5Which Lives and WhyHastings Center Report 25 (1): 48-49. 1995.Book reviewed in this article: Morality, Mortality: Death and Whom to Save from It. By Frances Kamm.
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1NotesIn Graeme Forbes (ed.), Identity and Essence, Princeton University Press. pp. 157-162. 1981.
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Conflicts of interests and the validity of clinical trialsIn Roy G. Spece, David S. Shimm & Allen E. Buchanan (eds.), Conflicts of interest in clinical practice and research, Oxford University Press. pp. 407--417. 1996.
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7An impersonal theory of personal identityPhilosophical Studies 26 (5-6). 1974.In this paper, I defend the view that the identity of indiscernibles could serve as an adequate basis for a general theory of identity. I then show how a theory of essentialism forces one to modify that general theory. In light of both the original and modified theory, I offer a new resolution of some of the classical and contemporary problems of personal identity
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4Intellectual property, state sovereignty, and biotechnologyKennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 20 (1). 2010.The issue of biopiracy has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a principle of state sovereignty over biological resources and the genetic information contained within those resources to address this issue. It is argued that this principle has not been adequately justified and that there are other solutions to the issue of biopiracy, based on different theories of justice, that deserve greater consideration. These alternatives include t…Read more
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8Should All Research Subjects Be Treated the Same?Hastings Center Report 45 (1): 17-20. 2015.One of the founding principles of research ethics is that subjects should be treated equally. In the words of the Belmont Report, “equals ought to be treated equally.” This principle does not imply that all subjects should be treated exactly the same. Rather, subjects who are similar in relevant respects should receive similar treatment. Clinical status is clearly relevant to determining how subjects should be treated. Greater resources should be devoted to subjects who have worse diseases. In c…Read more
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32Research Ethics: International PerspectivesCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 6 (4): 376. 1997.In recent years, bioethics has increasingly become an international area of inquiry with major contributions being made not only in North America but also in Europe and in the Pacific Rim countries. This general observation is particularly true for research ethics. Little attention has been paid, however, to this internationalization of bioethics in general and research ethics in particular, and there are few studies comparing what has emerged in the different countries
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6The Role of Private Philanthropy in a Free and Democratic StateSocial Philosophy and Policy 4 (2): 79. 1987.This paper will attempt to defend the thesis that it is impossible to understand the proper role of private philanthropy in a free and democratic society without examining certain fundamental questions about the proper roles of the state and about the rights and obligations of owners of private property. It will defend that thesis by presenting arguments for four subordinate theses: there are historical and philosophical reasons for being skeptical about the role of private philanthropy in a fre…Read more
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9Freedom and responsibility in genetic testingSocial Philosophy and Policy 19 (2): 343-359. 2002.Public statements by various international groups emphasize that decisions to undergo genetic screening, either for disease-carrier status or for predisposition-to-disease status, and decisions about the use of the resulting information should be made voluntarily by the party to be screened. For example, the World Medical Association, in its Declaration on the Human Genome Project, says, “One should respect the will of persons screened and their right to decide about participation and about the …Read more
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10Marriage, Morality, & Sex‐Change Surgery: Four Traditions in Case EthicsHastings Center Report 11 (4): 8-13. 1981.
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14The International Defense of Liberty: BARUCH A. BRODYSocial Philosophy and Policy 3 (1): 27-42. 1985.It seems to me that those who place great value on the right to human freedom can be badly divided on the question of the use of force by states to defend the liberties of those who are not citizens of that particular state. Concerned about the liberties to be defended, they might be enthusiastic supporters of the use of such force by liberty-loving countries throughout the world. Concerned about the liberties that might be violated when the state marshals its forces for use internationally, the…Read more
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12Life and death decision makingOxford University Press. 1988.Integrating theory with case studies, this book examines the practical application of moral theory in clinical decision-making through 40 composite cases based on actual clinical experience. Complex, realistic, and challenging, these examples contain the multiplicity of factors faced in clinical crises, making this a superb exploration of the ways in which theory relates to actual life-or-death situations.
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