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29Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Classifications in Biomedical Research With Biological and Group HarmAmerican Journal of Bioethics 10 (9): 23-24. 2010.This Article does not have an abstract
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14Is It Rape? On Acquaintance Rape and Taking Women's Consent SeriouslyLaw and Philosophy 25 (6): 663-672. 2006.
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61Reid on Justice as a Natural VirtueThe Monist 70 (4): 483-495. 1987.Thomas Reid’s positive account of justice as a natural virtue must be extracted from his polemic on Hume’s theory that justice is an artificial virtue. For Hume, the conceptual analysis of justice is in terms of agreement and hence, it is absurd to suppose that any act is unjust prior to Humean agreement. Hume maintains that no man is obliged to obey the rules of justice unless others agree to do likewise; by implication, there can be no injustices in the state of nature. Reid categorically deni…Read more
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1Values, ethics and personal responsibility (edited book)Arizona Town Hall. 2000.The basics -- The family as an institution for the development of values -- The role of community and culture in shaping land use policy -- The mending wall : religion and ethics at the dawn of a century -- Character education : a dialogue -- Restoring trust in government : the role of integrity and responsiveness -- Is there a crisis of citizenship? -- Organizational ethics and responsibility -- Media ethics -- Reflections on values, ethics, and personal responsibility.
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39No moral absolutesAmerican Journal of Bioethics 6 (2). 2006.This Article does not have an abstract
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30Eat Right: Eating Local or Global?Social Philosophy Today 30 95-111. 2014.In this paper, I will consider the moral considerations surrounding our food choices, including whether those choices are sustainable. Sustainability means preserving ecological integrity for current and future generations, and includes cultural sustainability which embodies values like justice and care for current and future generations as well as non-human animals. I will explore the widely accepted view that buying local is morally superior. In considering the moral reasons for buying local, …Read more
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18Commentary on Nathanson’s Terrorism and the Ethics of WarSocial Philosophy Today 28 161-166. 2012.Understanding the nature of terrorism is extremely important given the role it currently plays in national and international rhetoric and politics. Nathanson’s book Terrorism and the Ethics of War is a fascinating and extremely timely detailed account of terrorism. He explores what terrorism is, what makes it morally wrong, and whether there are conditions that might ever justify its use. Though terrorism is widely and universally condemned, what count as specific instances of terrorism are ofte…Read more
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11War and Border Crossings: Ethics When Cultures Clash (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2005.War and Border Crossings brings together renowned scholars to address some of the most pressing problems in public policy, international affairs, and the intercultural issues of our day. Contributors from widely varying disciplines discuss cross-cultural ethical issues and international topics ranging from American international policy and the invasion and occupation of Iraq to domestic topics such as immigration, the war on drugs, cross-cultural bioethics and ethical issues involving American I…Read more
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65Recovery of transplantable organs after cardiac or circulatory death: Transforming the paradigm for the ethics of organ donationPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2 8-. 2007.Organ donation after cardiac or circulatory death (DCD) has been introduced to increase the supply of transplantable organs. In this paper, we argue that the recovery of viable organs useful for transplantation in DCD is not compatible with the dead donor rule and we explain the consequential ethical and legal ramifications. We also outline serious deficiencies in the current consent process for DCD with respect to disclosure of necessary elements for voluntary informed decision making and respe…Read more
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30Eat Right: Eating Local or Global?Social Philosophy Today 30 95-111. 2014.In this paper, I will consider the moral considerations surrounding our food choices, including whether those choices are sustainable. Sustainability means preserving ecological integrity for current and future generations, and includes cultural sustainability which embodies values like justice and care for current and future generations as well as non-human animals. I will explore the widely accepted view that buying local is morally superior. In considering the moral reasons for buying local, …Read more
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24Does the use of human subjects in research in developing nations violate their human rights? If so, are reparations an appropriate response?Journal of Social Philosophy 37 (3). 2006.
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14Commentary on Nathanson’s Terrorism and the Ethics of WarSocial Philosophy Today 28 161-166. 2012.Understanding the nature of terrorism is extremely important given the role it currently plays in national and international rhetoric and politics. Nathanson’s book Terrorism and the Ethics of War is a fascinating and extremely timely detailed account of terrorism. He explores what terrorism is, what makes it morally wrong, and whether there are conditions that might ever justify its use. Though terrorism is widely and universally condemned, what count as specific instances of terrorism are ofte…Read more
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Arizona State UniversityPhilosophy - School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious StudiesProfessor
Areas of Specialization
Value Theory |
Applied Ethics |
Philosophy of Law |
Sustainability |
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Value Theory |
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Law |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Sustainability |