Tag Archives: Medical ethics

Science and the Unborn

Posted on March 2, 1986 by Steve Weiss

How do scientists evaluate the social implications arising from their medical and biological inquiries? With respect to science and the unborn, how should scientists and citizens collaborate in the creation of public policy? Clifford Grobstein and Malcolm Potts address these … Continue reading →

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Psychosurgery: Origins and Practices

Posted on December 16, 1984 by Steve Weiss

Elliot Valenstein discusses the development of and trends in psychosurgery, which was rapidly adopted in the 1920s and 1930s, reaching a peak of about 50,000 operations around 1950. In the mid-1980s, bioethical issues surrounding neurosurgery for mental disorders reflect changing … Continue reading →

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Bioethics and Modern Medicine, Part 2 of 2

Posted on July 1, 1984 by Steve Weiss

Judith Areen, Warren Reich, Cecil Sheps, and Robert Veatch consider questions about bioethical issues such as euthanasia, the right to informed consent, and patient competency. Who would participate in the process of medical decision making? Recent advances in biotechnology notwithstanding, … Continue reading →

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Bioethics and Modern Medicine, Part 1 of 2

Posted on June 24, 1984 by Steve Weiss

Judith Areen, Warren Reich, Cecil Sheps, and Robert Veatch consider some of the ethical traditions–religious and secular–that underlie bioethical issues in the 1980s. They discuss the participation of lay people in medical decision-making, professional views about patients’ autonomy, and the … Continue reading →

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(1) Soviet Law; (2) The Practice of Medicine Today, Part 5 of 6

Posted on May 16, 1982 by Steve Weiss

Harold Berman discusses the function of the law in countries with totalitarian governments. He describes the origins of the legal system in Russia and the Soviet Union, and similarities between the Soviet legal code and European and American legal systems. … Continue reading →

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The Practice of Medicine Today, Part 2 of 6

Posted on March 28, 1982 by Steve Weiss

In this part of a series on medical ethics, Thomas Ballantine, William Bennett, John Curnutte, Allen Dyer, and Chase Peterson discuss the ethical and humanistic elements of medical care. They note that a physician’s ethical conflicts depend heavily on his or her … Continue reading →

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The Practice of Medicine Today, Part 1 of 6

Posted on March 7, 1982 by Steve Weiss

Thomas Ballantine, William Bennett, John Curnutte, Allen Dyer, and Chase Peterson speak in this excerpt from a discussion about technology, medical ethics, and the practice of medicine as both a humanistic art as well as a clinical science. Topics include ethical … Continue reading →

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(1) The Unceremonious American; (2) Philosophy and Public Policy, Part 1 of 7: Practical and Theoretical Influences

Posted on December 27, 1981 by Steve Weiss

John Sisk speaks about American attitudes toward ceremony and ritual and the changes in those attitudes over time. He offers his thoughts on the human potential movement. The second segment [4:00] is the first part of a series on philosophy and … Continue reading →

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