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7Anfang und Ende des individuellen menschlichen Lebens als humanitäre Herausforderung (edited book)FA, Freie Akademie. 2013.
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91Moral ambitionAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 87 (2): 285-299. 2009.The paper opens with an account of moral ambition which, it argues, is both a coherent ideal and an admirable trait. It closes with a discussion of some of the ways in which this trait might differ from traditional virtues such as temperance, courage, or benevolence
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3Film, Bild, Wirklichkeit: Reflexion von Film - Reflexion im Film (edited book)Herbert von Halem Verlag. 2016.
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Adaptation : InterpretationIn Thomas Metten & Michael Meyer (eds.), Film, Bild, Wirklichkeit: Reflexion von Film - Reflexion im Film, Herbert Von Halem Verlag. 2016.
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18The Simple Dignity of Sentient Life: Speciesism and Human DignityJournal of Social Philosophy 32 (2): 115-126. 2001.
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78Review of Catharine A. MacKinnon: Toward a Feminist Theory of the State (review)Ethics 101 (4): 881-883. 1991.
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From Kant to Bourdieu: an aesthetic renewal?Revue Internationale de Philosophie 56 (220): 259-274. 2002.
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45Going Together: Toward an Account of Sharing Aesthetic ExperiencesJournal of Aesthetic Education 53 (3): 106-124. 2019.We often go out to the movies, theater, or ballet, preferring to share the experience with others rather than watch at home alone. We do the same with food and drink, for instance, by going to tasting rooms to sample wines and talk with others. To have these sorts of experiences, we plan, coordinate, and engage in a range of complex social practices. These practices often lead to the formation of audiences, and philosophers since Aristotle have argued that the success of certain art forms depend…Read more
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45When not to claim your rights: The abuse and the virtuous use of rightsJournal of Political Philosophy 5 (2). 1997.
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72Reflections on Comic Reconciliations: Ethics, Memory, and Anxious Happy EndingsJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 66 (1): 77-87. 2008.
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12Two Forms of Toleration: Tolerance in Public and Personal LifeJournal of Social Philosophy 33 (4): 548-562. 2002.
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87Confronting deep moral disagreement: The president's council on bioethics, moral status, and human embryosAmerican Journal of Bioethics 5 (6). 2005.The report of the President's Council on Bioethics, Human Cloning and Human Dignity, addresses the central ethical, political, and policy issue in human embryonic stem cell research: the moral status of extracorporeal human embryos. The Council members were in sharp disagreement on this issue and essentially failed to adequately engage and respectfully acknowledge each others' deepest moral concerns, despite their stated commitment to do so. This essay provides a detailed critique of the two ext…Read more
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42Respecting What We Destroy: Reflections on Human Embryo ResearchHastings Center Report 31 (1): 16-23. 2001.The thought that human embryos could command moral respect yet also be acceptably used in medical research has struck some as incoherent. Given some assumptions about why they deserve respect, however, the thought is not objectionable, indeed not even unusual.
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DignityIn Lawrence C. Becker & Charlotte B. Becker (eds.), Encyclopedia of Ethics, Routledge. pp. 405--406. 2001.
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59Patients' dutiesJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 17 (5): 541-555. 1992.This paper argues that patients' duties are derivable from the idea which typically grounds the idea of patients' rights: patient autonomy. The autonomous patient, joined in partnership with the health care professional, has self-regarding obligations and obligations to others, including health care professionals. Patients' duties include, but are not limited to: a duty to be honest about why the patient seeks care; a duty to collect information on available treatments and likely side-effects; a…Read more
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340The simple dignity of sentient life: Speciesism and human dignityJournal of Social Philosophy 32 (2). 2001.
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22Two forms of toleration: Tolerance in public and personal lifeJournal of Social Philosophy 33 (4). 2002.
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44Kant's concept of dignity and modern political thoughtHistory of European Ideas 8 (3): 319-332. 1987.
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Santa Clara UniversityProfessor
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Aesthetics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |