Tag Archives: Ethics
Scrolls and Scriptures
Jan Shipps and Henry Bowden discuss changing perspectives about the religious identity and denominational history. Eric Meyers discusses the meaning of the Dead Sea scrolls and the ethics of scholarship in the 1990s. 591 – Scrolls and Scriptures
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Morals and Motives
Patricia Greenspan discusses guilt and social ethics. Michael Ruse discusses sociobiology and human behavior. 581 – Morals and Motives
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Medicine and Social Ethics, Part 2 of 3
The themes of this discussion are medicine, public policy, and medical education in the 1990s. Stuart Bondurant and Philip Reilly discuss medicine and cost containment, the national debates about abortion and AIDS, and ethical responsibilities of physicians and other caregivers … Continue reading
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Medicine and Social Ethics, Part 1 of 2
Author Michael Waldholz and genetic researcher Allen Roses discuss medical ethics and the mapping of the human genome. The writer and scientist talk about the rapid development of genetic research in the late twentieth century, its effect on medical research, … Continue reading
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Mind and Body; Commentary on the Ethics of the Physician-Patient Relationship
Mind and Body presents a staged reading of an adaptation of a story by William Carlos Williams, the American physician and writer (1883-1963). The production featured Amy Abbott Pappageorge as Ingrid, Tim McMillan as the Author, Joseph Keasler as the … Continue reading
Moral Medicine
A discussion of medical ethics and public policy in the 1990s. 515 – Moral Medicine
Animals and the Law; Commentary on Scientific Research Involving Animals
Gary Francione discusses animals, the law, and scientific research.; Commentary about the ethics and aims of scientific research involving animals. 506 – Animals and the Law; Commentary on Scientific Research Involving Animals
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Skepticism, Morality, and Rights
In historical and contemporary terms, David Copp discusses the relationship between skepticism and morality. Andrew Linzey talks about Christian theology and the animal rights movement. 462 – Skepticism, Morality, and Rights
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Bloomsbury’s Prophet
Tom Regan discusses his study entitled Bloomsbury’s Prophet: The Moral Philosophy of G. E. Moore. Regan is editor of a volume of Moore’s early essays as well. At the time of this interview, Regan, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center … Continue reading
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Moral Judgment in History
According to Hedva Ben-Israel, moral judgment in the writing of modern history nearly disappeared during the second half of the nineteenth century, replaced by an ideal of absolute objectivity. But under the stress of the great political revolutions of the … Continue reading
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