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Reasons For Iraq War Lack Weight, David R. Keller

David R. Keller

No abstract provided.

Blues Man On A Mojo Mission, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Presents an article on rhythm and blues music in the U.S. Non-sponsorship of actual blues music in the House of Blues; Information on Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson; Insights on using charms and amulets to improve guitar skills.

Mitt Romney, Byu, And Abortion Rights, Scott Abbott

Scott Abbott

No abstract provided.

Asking The Deeper Questions About 9/11, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

Placebo Tribulations, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

Faculty Diversity, Kyle Scafide, Barbara Johnson

Kyle Scafide

This article presents a broad view of issues related to faculty diversity. Headings include Demographics, The Growth of Faculty Diversity as an Ideal, and Barriers in the Academic Workplace. Race, ethnicity, and gender are the most common characteristics that institutions observe in order to measure faculty diversity. An even broader approach to faculty diversity involves age, socioeconomic background, national origin, sexual orientation, and diverse learning styles and opinions. Until the latter part of the twentieth century, the professoriate in the western world was composed almost exclusively of privileged, heterosexual males of Caucasian descent. Higher education institutions are generally concerned with …

Matters Of Life And Death: Making Moral Theory Work In Medical Ethics And The Law, James Anderson, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

The Research Subject As Wage Earner, James Anderson, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

The practice of paying research subjects for participating in clinical trials has yet to receive an adequate moral analysis. Dickert and Grady argue for a wage payment model in which research subjects are paid an hourly wage based on that of unskilled laborers. If we accept this approach, what follows? Norms for just working conditions emerge from workplace legislation and political theory. All workers, including paid research subjects under Dickert and Grady's analysis, have a right to at least minimum wage, a standard work week, extra pay for overtime hours, a safe workplace, no fault compensation for work-related injury, and …

Unshadowed Thought, By Charles Travis, Reinaldo Elugardo, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

No abstract provided.

Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, And The Unexpected On The Journey To Motherhood, By Naomi Wolf, Samantha Brennan

Samantha Brennan

No abstract provided.

Continuing Review Of Clinical Research Canadian-Style, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

Lessons From Everyday Lives: A Moral Justification For Acute Care Research, Andrew Mcrae, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

Progress in emergency and critical care requires that clinical research be performed on patients who are incapable of granting consent for research participation. Analyses of the ethics of such research have left some questions incompletely answered. Why should we be permitted to expose vulnerable patients to research risks without their consent? In particular, how do we justify research interventions that have no potential benefit for participants (nontherapeutic interventions)? This article presents a moral justification for nontherapeutic interventions in emergency research. By relying on a framework for assessing research risks, and by drawing on the example of pediatric research, this justification …

Gifts For The Soul: A Guided Journey Of Discovery, Transformation, And Infinite Possibilities (Book Author, Dawn E. Clark; Book Reviewer, Carroy Ferguson)), Carroy U. Ferguson

Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.

Dawn E. Clark's Gifts for the Soul is an intriguing self-help book, full of promise and hope for a new way to engage in self-healing and what the author calls soul healing through soul retrieval work. According to the author, the ancient healing tradition of soul retrieval to heal soul loss has been documented by many cultural anthropologists. The tradition apparently has been traced to a belief in the ancient concept of soul loss, embraced by many civilizations and diverse cultures in North America, Australia, Asia, South America and the shaman tradition as far back as 10,000 years ago. Soul …

Placebo Trials And Tribulations, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

I Need A Placebo Like I Need A Hole In The Head, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

Putting Food Production In Context: Toward A Postmechanistic Agricultural Ethics, David R. Keller, Charles Brummer

David R. Keller

No abstract provided.

The Ethics Of Placebo-Controlled Trials, Charles Weijer, Kathleen Glass

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

Merold Westphal Overcoming Onto-Theology: Toward A Postmodern Christian Faith. Perspectives In Continental Philosophy, Todd Gooch

Todd Gooch

This volume is a collection of fourteen essays, all but one of which were published separately between 1993 and 2000. Although the volume does not present a singe, sustained critique of onto-theology, or a systematic defense of the postmodern Christian faith alluded to in the title, each of the articles does contribute to Westphals' over-arching aim, which is to appropriate certain central themes of postmodern philosophy for the task of Christian thinking.

Charles Sanders Peirce On The Foundations Of Philosophy And Culture, Tamba Nlandu

Tamba Nlandu

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Logic, Harry Gensler, S.J.

Harry J. Gensler, S.J.

Introduction to Logic offers one of the most clear, interesting and accessible introductions to what has long been considered one of the most challenging subjects in philosophy. Harry Gensler engages students with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments both in the history of philosophy and from contemporary philosophy. Using simple and manageable methods for testing arguments, students are led step-by-step to master the complexities of logic.

Immigration And Social Justice, David Ingram

David Ingram

Relational Selves And Thresholds For Rights, Samantha Brennan

Samantha Brennan

No abstract provided.

When Argument Fails, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.

How Scientific Practices Matter: Reclaiming Philosophical Naturalism, Joseph Rouse

Joseph Rouse

No abstract provided.

A Critical Appraisal Of Protections For Aboriginal Communities In Biomedical Research, Charles Weijer, James Anderson

Charles Weijer

As scientists target communities for research into the etiology, especially the genetic determinants of common diseases, there have been calls for the protection of communities. This paper identifies the distinct characteristics of aboriginal communities and their implications for research in these communities. It also contends that the framework in the Belmont Report is inadequate in this context and suggests a fourth principle of respect for communities. To explore how such a principle might be specified and operationalized, it reviews existing guidelines for protecting aboriginal communities and points out problems with these guidelines and areas for further work.

Conflict Of Interest: The Very Idea, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Philosophy For Children, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

"I'M Not A Racist, But...": The Moral Quandary Of Race, Lawrence Blum

Lawrence Blum

Not all racial incidents are racist incidents, Lawrence Blum says. "We need a more varied and nuanced moral vocabulary for talking about the arena of race. We should not be faced with a choice of 'racism' or nothing." Use of the word "racism" is pervasive: An article about the NAACP's criticism of television networks for casting too few "minority" actors in lead roles asks, "Is television a racist institution?" A white girl in Virginia says it is racist for her African-American teacher to wear African attire.Blum argues that a growing tendency to castigate as "racism" everything that goes wrong in …

Edith Stein: Is The State Responsible For The Immortal Soul Of The Person?, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

No abstract provided.

Children's Choices Or Children's Interests: Which Do Their Rights Protect?, Samantha Brennan

Samantha Brennan

DOI:10.1093/0199242682.003.0004 The often‐posed dichotomy between the interest and choice theory of rights can obfuscate a proper understanding of children's rights. We need a gradualist model in which the grounds for attributing rights to a being change in response to the development of autonomy. Rights for children initially function to protect their interests but, as they develop into full‐fledged autonomous choosers, rights function to ensure that their choices, even those that do not serve their welfare, are respected. Keywords: autonomy, choice theory, development, interest theory, rights, welfare