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- The Ethicist - Archive of ethical questions answered by Randy Cohen, who writes The New York Times Magazine's "The Ethicist" column.
- Carmi, Na'ama - Political philosopher and ethicist. Includes main academic interests, research plans, papers, Ph.D abstract, CV, and book reviews.
- Ethics, post-September 11 - [CNN]
- Ethicists, doctors debate multiple births - [CNN]
- Sacred Choices: The Right to Contraception and Abortion in Ten World Religions - Ethicist Daniel Maguire and other scholars discuss moral and religious perspectives on reproductive choice.
- Euthanasia - A guide for an ethicist - Designed by students, this site contains essays on a number of issues in the right to die debate.
- Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) - An organization of scientists, physicians, ethicists, leading health groups, and individuals who support biomedical research in Regenerative Medicine for the express purpose of curing diseases and alleviating suffering.
- Ethicists Query Dolly Patents - The issuing of the first patents for cloning have fueled the debate over the "ownership" of important medical technologies. [BBC News]
- Medicate Your Dissent - Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
- Cloning and Catholic Ethics - Explains the Catholic Church's opposition to cloning and stem-cell research on human embryos, with resources from a Catholic ethicist, Pope John Paul II and others.
Wikipedia Articles
- List of ethicists - List of ethicists including religious or political figures recognized by those outside their tradition as having made major contributions to ideas about ethics, or raised major controversies by taking strong positions on previously unexplored problems.
- H. Richard Niebuhr - Helmut Richard Niebuhr (September 3, 1894-July 5, 1962) was one of the most important Christian theological-ethicists in 20th century America, most known for his 1951 book Christ and Culture and his posthumously published book The Responsible Self. The younger brother of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, Richard Niebuhr taught for several decades at Yale Divinity School.
- Neuroethics - Neuroethics is most commonly understood to be the bioethics subcategory concerned with neuroscience and neurotechnology. However, some philosophers, ethicists, and scientists have increasingly stressed the possibility that neuroscience can shed light on wider ethical questions.
- Anthropological theories of value - Anthropological theories of value attempt to expand on the traditional theories of value used by economists or ethicists. They are often broader in scope than the theories of value of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, etc.
- Ethicist - An ethicist is one whose judgement on ethics and ethical codes has come to be trusted by some community, and (importantly) is expressed in some way that makes it possible for others to mimic or approximate that judgement. Following the advice of ethicists is one means of acquiring knowledge (see argument from authority).