• PhilPapers
  • PhilPeople
  • PhilArchive
  • PhilEvents
  • PhilJobs
  • Sign in
PhilPeople
 
  • Sign in
  • News Feed
  • Find Philosophers
  • Departments
  • Radar
  • Help
 
profile-cover
Drag to reposition
profile picture

Michael L. Riordan

Johns Hopkins University
  •  Home
  •  Publications
    2
    • Most Recent
    • Most Downloaded
    • Topics
  •  News and Updates

 More details
Johns Hopkins University
PhD, 1984
Areas of Specialization
Science, Logic, and Mathematics
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Biology
General Philosophy of Science
Science, Logic, and Mathematics
  • All publications (2)
  •  697
    Medicine: An Apt Preparation for Public Office
    Postgraduate Medicine 76 (5): 13-18. 1984.
    How compatible is a medical training with a future role in public office? Potentially very compatible and advantageous, particularly with regard to public policy issues, argues Dr Michael L Riordan.
    Philosophy, Miscellaneous
  •  1168
    The Path to Public Office: Medicine versus Law
    Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 29 (2): 316-325. 1985.
    Essay by Dr. Michael L. Riordan, the founder of Gilead Sciences, on the comparative utility of a medical versus legal education as preparation for public office.
    Philosophy of Medicine, MiscPhilosophical Traditions, Misc
PhilPeople logo

On this site

  • Find a philosopher
  • Find a department
  • The Radar
  • Index of professional philosophers
  • Index of departments
  • Help
  • Acknowledgments
  • Careers
  • Contact us
  • Terms and conditions

Brought to you by

  • The PhilPapers Foundation
  • The American Philosophical Association
  • Centre for Digital Philosophy, Western University
PhilPeople is currently in Beta Sponsored by the PhilPapers Foundation and the American Philosophical Association
Feedback