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The Science of EthicsIn Paul Kurtz & David Richard Koepsell (eds.), Science and ethics: can science help us make wise moral judgments?, Prometheus Books. 2007.
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14An Option for a WomanIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 25--441. 2014.
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50Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives (edited book)Cornell University Press. 1998.This is the first anthology to take a theoretical look at violence against women. Each essay shows how philosophy provides a powerful tool for examining a difficult and deep-rooted social problem. Stanley G. French, Wanda Teays, and Laura M. Purdy, all philosophers, present a familiar phenomenon in a new and striking fashion. The editors employ a two-tiered approach to this vital issue. Contributors consider both interpersonal violence, such as rape and battering; and also systemic violence, suc…Read more
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Response to Tollefsen, in In Vitro Fertlization Should be an Option for WomenIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. 2014.
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3IntroductionHypatia 4 (3): 1-2. 1989.This piece discusses the history and aims of the Hypatia special issues on feminist ethics. It also thanks all those who helped make them possible.
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36What Can Progress in Reproductive Technology Mean for Women?Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 21 (5): 499-514. 1996.This article critically evaluates the central claims of the various feminist responses to new reproductive arrangements and technologies. Proponents of a “progressivism” object to naive technological optimism and raise questions about the control of such technology. Others, such as the FINRRAGE group, raise concerns about the potentially damaging consequences of the new technologies for women. While a central concern is whether these technologies reinforce harmful biologically determinist stereo…Read more
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5Like a Motherless Child: Fetal Eggs and FamiliesJournal of Clinical Ethics 16 (4): 328-334. 2005.
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Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: Confidentiality, Disclosure, Effects on Work and InsurancePsychoOncology 10 (3): 259-63. 2001.
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52Nature and Nurture: A False Dichotomy?Hypatia 1 (1): 167-174. 1986.Nancy Tuana holds that the nature/nurture dichotomy does not accurately represent the world and hence that a whole series of assumptions about human nature is mistaken. She rejects both biological determinism and alternative interactionist views. I argue that although her arguments and political concerns do rule out any kind of simple biological determinism, they do not show that the alternative interactionist view is untenable: in fact, she uses the distinction in her attempt to demolish it. I …Read more
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9Exporting the Culture of LifeIn Michael Boylan (ed.), International Public Health Policy & Ethics, Dordrecht. pp. 91--106. 2008.
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What Price Theocracy?In Michael Boylan (ed.), The Morality and Global Justice Reader, Westview Press. pp. 263. 2011.
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25How Many Gods Does it Take? (To Discredit the Divine Command Theory)Teaching Philosophy 11 (2): 112-115. 1988.
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563Abortion, Forced Labor, and WarIn Laura Martha Purdy (ed.), Reproducing Persons: Issues in Feminist Bioethics, Cornell University Press. 1996.
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Too Late Too Matter? Preventing the Birth of Infants at Risk for Late-Onset Disease or DisabilityIn D. Christopher Ralston & Justin Ho (eds.), Philosophical Reflections on Disability, Dordrecht. 2009.
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65Women's reproductive autonomy: medicalisation and beyondJournal of Medical Ethics 32 (5): 287-291. 2006.Reproductive autonomy is central to women’s welfare both because childbearing takes place in women’s bodies and because they are generally expected to take primary responsibility for child rearing. In 2005, the factors that influence their autonomy most strongly are poverty and belief systems that devalue such autonomy. Unfortunately, such autonomy is a low priority for most societies, or is anathema to their belief systems altogether. This situation is doubly sad because women’s reproductive au…Read more
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Xenografts: Are the Risks So Great That We Should Not Proceed?Microbes and Infection 3 179-83. 2001.
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No Gods, PleaseIn Udo Schuklenk & Russell Blackford (eds.), Voices of Disbelief, Wiley-blackwell. 2009.
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90Reproducing Persons: Issues in Feminist BioethicsCornell University Press. 1996.Controversies about abortion and women's reproductive technologies often seem to reflect personal experience, religious commitment, or emotional response. Laura M. Purdy believes, however, that coherent ethical principles are implicit in these controversies and that feminist bioethics can help clarify the conflicts of interest which often figure in human reproduction. As she defines the underlying issues, Purdy emphasizes the importance of taking women's interests fully into account. Reproducing…Read more
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2Is Preconception Sex Selection Necessarily Sexist?Reproductive Biomedicine Online 15 (Supp. 2): 33-37. 2007.
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A Three-Pronged Approach to Women's StudiesIn Marianne Triplette (ed.), Towards Equitable Education for Women and Men:Models From the Past Decade, Skidmore College. 1983.
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96Medicalization, medical necessity, and feminist medicineBioethics 15 (3). 2001.New and proposed medical technologies continually challenge our vision of what constitutes appropriate medical treatment. As scholars and consumers grapple with the meaning of innovation, one common critical theme to surface is that it constitutes undesirable medicalization. But we are embodied creatures who can often benefit from medical knowledge; in addition, rejection of medicalization may be in some cases based on an untenable appeal to nature. Harnessing the power of medicine for women’s w…Read more
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8From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice. Allen Buchanan, Dan W. Brock, Norman Daniels, Daniel WiklerIsis 92 (2): 429-430. 2001.
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23Assisted Reproduction, Prenatal Testing, and Sex SelectionIn Helga Kuhse & Peter Singer (eds.), A Companion to Bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. 1998.This chapter contains sections titled: General Assessments of Assisted Reproduction Pre‐birth Testing Conclusion References Further reading.
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2Vitoria's Just War Theory: Still Relevant TodayIn R. Joseph Hoffmann (ed.), The Just War and Jihad, Prometheus Press. 2006.
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Wells CollegeRetired faculty
Aurora, New York, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Feminist Bioethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |