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3Introduction to ethicsContemporary Issues in Bioethics. 3rd Ed. Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth 1989 1-43. 1989.
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Justice in the distribution of health careContemporary Issues in Bioethics, 4th Edn. Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth. forthcoming.
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An Enquiry concerning the Principles of MoralsRevue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 190 (2): 230-231. 1998.
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70Moral Issues of Human-Non-Human Primate Neural GraftingScience 309 (5733): 385-386. 2005.The scientific, ethical, and policy issues raised by research involving the engraftment of human neural stem cells into the brains of nonhuman primates are explored by an interdisciplinary working group in this Policy Forum. The authors consider the possibility that this research might alter the cognitive capacities of recipient great apes and monkeys, with potential significance for their moral status.
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1Philosophy and the Human ConditionPrentice-Hall. 1980.Selections (with introductions) intended to introduce college students at all levels of sophistication to philosophical problems which grow naturally out of everyday concerns. Emphasis is on moral and social philosophy with which the student is presumed to be familiar: killing and rescuing, racial and sexual equality, liberty and its limitation, love and sexual behavior. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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13Global Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2014.Editors Wanda Teays, John-Stewart Gordon, and Alison Dundes Renteln have assembled the works of an interdisciplinary, international team of experts in bioethics into a comprehensive, innovative and accessible book. Topics covered range from torture and lethal injection to euthanasia, sex selection, vulnerable human subjects, to health equity, safety and public health, and environmental disasters like Bhopal, Fukushima, and more
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15The Sources of Normativity in Hume's Moral TheoryIn Elizabeth Schmidt Radcliffe (ed.), A Companion to Hume, Wiley-blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: Normativity in the Science of Human Nature Normativity in Epistemology Normativity in Moral Philosophy Ask what Virtue is and Ask for a Model of the Honorable Man References Further Reading.
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17The Nature of Applied EthicsIn R. G. Frey & Christopher Heath Wellman (eds.), A Companion to Applied Ethics, Wiley-blackwell. 2003.This chapter contains sections titled: Historical Background Problems of Definition Problems of Moral Content Problems of Method and Justification Problems of Specification Problems of Conflict and Disagreement Conclusion.
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113Review: Affirmative Action and Racial Preference: A Debate (review)Mind 115 (459): 747-750. 2006.
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15Clear Thinking and Open Discussion Guide IOM's Report on Organ DonationJournal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 26 (2): 166-168. 1998.
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20Guest Editorial: Reassessing Animal Research EthicsCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 24 (4): 385-389. 2015.
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275The Right to Health and the Right to Health CareJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 4 (2): 118-131. 1979.
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47Pharmaceutical research involving the homelessJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 27 (5). 2002.Discussions of research involving vulnerable populations have left the homeless comparatively ignored. Participation by these subjects in drug studies has the potential to be upsetting, inconvenient, or unpleasant. Participation occasionally produces injury, health emergencies, and chronic health problems. Nonetheless, no ethical justification exists for the categorical exclusion of homeless persons from research. The appropriate framework for informed consent for these subjects of pharmaceutica…Read more
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49No “fact-value gap” for Hume?: A reply to Konrad (review)Journal of Value Inquiry 7 (1): 52-59. 1973.
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127Personal Identity: Reid’s Answer to HumeThe Monist 61 (2): 326-339. 1978.In the third of his Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, Reid devotes the fourth chapter to the concept of‘identity’, and the sixth chapter to Locke’s theory of ‘personal identity’. This latter chapter is widely regarded as a definitive refutation of the thesis that personal identity is no more than memories of a certain sort. It is interesting that the terms ‘identity’ and ‘personal identity’ do not appear as chapter or section titles elsewhere in any of Reid’s works; and Hume is neither m…Read more
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