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2The Rise of Modern AtheismIn 50 Great Myths about Atheism, Wiley. 2013.Science has tended in numerous ways to undermine religion — and supernaturalism more generally. This chapter discusses aspects of the relationship between theistic religion and science, noting, in particular, how the success of science contributed to a disenchantment of the cosmos. The chapter provides some historical background about atheism. It explains why traditional demonstrations of God's existence tend to be so unconvincing, especially in the light of modern science. The chapter discusses…Read more
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2Atheist LivingIn 50 Great Myths about Atheism, Wiley. 2013.Many religious thinkers hold that for our lives to be meaningful we need to be immortal in some way, or else our lives would be just as meaningless as those of other animals. According to this line of thought, God soon comes into the equation, as only God is capable of offering us immortality. The existence of God, then, is a logically necessary condition for a meaningful human life. Another myth suggests that atheists would be unable to create great works of art such as religious artists have c…Read more
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2Undertaking ethical psychiatric research in the global south’s prayer camps – is that even possible?Developing World Bioethics 19 (4): 188-188. 2019.
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2AIDS as a Global Health EmergencyIn Helga Kuhse & Peter Singer (eds.), A Companion to Bioethics, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009.This chapter contains sections titled: HIV Testing HIV Infection: Harm to Self or Harm to Others Access to Experimental Drugs and the Ethics of Research Clinical Trials Developing Preventive Vaccines Affordable Access to Life‐preserving Medication HIV Infection in Health‐care Professionals and Patients Final Remarks References Further reading.
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2IntroductionIn 50 Great Myths about Atheism, Wiley. 2013.This is introductory chapter of 50 Great Myths About Atheism offers readers some useful entry points into the long‐standing philosophical debate between theists and atheists. The attacks on atheism are often driven by strong emotions, perhaps because atheism threatens values associated with religion. The authors examine 50 myths, and in each case, they are convinced that something is being claimed that is, if not straightforwardly false, at least seriously and demonstrably misleading. The author…Read more
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2Developing World ChallengesIn Helga Kuhse & Peter Singer (eds.), A Companion to Bioethics, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009.This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Medical Migration and Moral Responsibility Lending Money to Developing Countries Culture and Religion Health Research and Resources Conclusions References.
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1Conscientious Objection in Health CareIn Ezio Di Nucci, Ji-Young Lee & Isaac A. Wagner (eds.), The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Bioethics, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2022.
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1On the Ethics of Using Non‐Certified Health ‘Remedies’ in Resource Poor ContextsDeveloping World Bioethics 13 (3): 170-170. 2013.
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1Health : developing world health issuesIn Jesper Ryberg, Thomas S. Petersen & Clark Wolf (eds.), New Waves in Applied Ethics, Palgrave-macmillan. 2007.
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Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality (review)Radical Philosophy 87. 1998.
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Ethische Probleme des Designs und der Zugangsvoraussetzungen klinischer AIDS VersuchsreihenEthik in der Medizin 9 (1): 15-30. 1997.
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International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects CIOMSBioethics 8 (2): 189-189. 1994.
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50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2011._50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents_ a collection of original essays drawn from an international group of prominent voices in the fields of academia, science, literature, media and politics who offer carefully considered statements of why they are atheists. Features a truly international cast of contributors, ranging from public intellectuals such as Peter Singer, Susan Blackmore, and A.C. Grayling, novelists, such as Joe Haldeman, and heavyweight philosophers of religion, incl…Read more
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Establishing global health obligations amid ethical diversity : a commentary on Boylan's A just societyIn John-Stewart Gordon (ed.), Morality and Justice: Reading Boylan's a Just Society, Lexington Books. 2009.