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17Thinking Epistemically about Gender and Physician Assisted DeathInternational Journal of Applied Philosophy 32 (2): 197-208. 2018.Feminists continue to express concerns over the legalization of physician-assisted death. Some worry that women are more likely than men to request PAD due to societal stereotypes and the pressures put on women to be self-sacrificing. Others worry that women will have their requests ignored more often than men because women’s voices are traditionally silenced or disregarded in western culture. Rather than join in the above argument of speculating which way women may be marginalized, I accept PAD…Read more
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26Understanding and Resolving Conflicting Traditions: A MacIntyrean Approach to Shared Deliberation in Medical EthicsHEC Forum 30 (1): 57-70. 2018.The position of clinical ethicist exists to help resolve conflicts in the hospital. Sometimes these conflicts arise because of fundamental cultural differences between the patient and the medical team, and such cases present special challenges. Should the ideology of modern medicine reject the wishes of those who hold ideologies from differing cultures? How can the medical ethicist help resolve such conflicts? To answer these questions, I rely on the works of Alasdair MacIntyre. Using MacIntyre’…Read more
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38BANWELL, JULIA. Teresa Margolles and the Aesthetics of Death. University of Wales Press, 2015, 240 pp., 8 color + 39 b&w illus., $160.00 cloth (review)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 76 (1): 129-131. 2018.
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23Authenticity in Anatomy ArtJournal of Medical Humanities 40 (1): 117-138. 2019.The aim of this paper is to observe the evolution and evaluate the 'realness' and authenticity in Anatomy Art, an art form I define as one which incorporates accurate anatomical representations of the human body with artistic expression. I examine the art of 17th century wax anatomical models, the preservations of Frederik Ruysch, and Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds plastinates, giving consideration to authenticity of both body and art. I give extra consideration to the works of Body Worlds sinc…Read more
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Euthanasia |
Assisted Suicide |
Aesthetics |
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Feminist Bioethics |
Feminist Aesthetics |
Medical Ethics |
Euthanasia |
Assisted Suicide |
The Value of Art |
Aesthetics |
Technology Ethics |