Tag Archives: philosophy

Dr. Fleck published in new ‘Ethics, Medicine and Public Health’ issue

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has a new article in Ethics, Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Fleck’s article, “Just caring: Do we need philosophical foundations?,” appears in the April-June 2017 issue. Abstract The “Just Caring” problem asks: What does it … Continue reading →

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Why not more research into preventing cancer?

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Tom Tomlinson, PhD Why are so much money and effort put into research aimed at curing cancer, and so little devoted to preventing … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric Interventions: Values and Public Attitudes

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

Laura Cabrera, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and the Department of Translational Science & Molecular Medicine, was recently awarded funding for her project “Psychiatric Interventions: Values and Public Attitudes” by Science and Society at … Continue reading →

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Vaccination, Free Riders, and Family Autonomy

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Herd immunity is crucial to those who cannot undergo vaccination for medical reasons, and for whom vaccines are ineffective. Yet it is imperiled particularly in California, where the rate of “philosophical” (i.e., personal belief-based) vaccine exemptions has more than tripled since 2000, and which is, not incidentally, the site of the recent Disneyland measles outbreak. Continue reading →

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Dr. Judith Andre’s ‘Worldly Virtue’

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

Center for Ethics Professor Emerita Judith Andre, PhD, has written a new book, Worldly Virtue: Moral Ideals and Contemporary Life, published by Lexington Books in March 2015. Worldly Virtue argues that general discussions of virtue need to be complemented by attention to … Continue reading →

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Just Solidarity: The Key to Fair Health Care Rationing

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

An article by Center Professor Leonard Fleck, PhD, was published in the March 2015 issue of Diametros, an online journal of philosophy. Article Abstract: I agree with Professor ter Meulen that there is no need to make a forced choice between … Continue reading →

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Killing Children in Belgium

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By James Lindemann Nelson, PhD Marie and Paul are both in the late stages of a terminal illness. Both know that they’ve only a … Continue reading →

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