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Philosophy


Faculty
Janet Folina
Geoff Gorham
Martin Gunderson
Joy Laine
Diane Michelfelder

Karen Warren

Henry West
Bill Wilcox

Visiting Faculty
Amy Ihlan

 


Faculty


Martin Gunderson

DeWitt Wallace Professor of Philosophy

Office: Old Main 110
Office Hours: MWF 3:30–4:30 PM or by appointment
Telephone Number: (651) 696-6153
E-mail: gunderson@macalester.edu

Classes for Spring 2008:
PHIL125 Ethics
PHIL394 Ethical Theory

Classes for Fall 2008:
PHIL125 Ethics - Human Rights
PHIL 125 Ethics

Current Research Interests: Human Rights and Bioethics

Key publications or presentations:

Books:

  • AIDS: Testing and Privacy, co-authored with David J. Mayo and Frank S. Rhame (Salt Lake City: Utah University Press, 1989).

Book Chapters:

  • “The Role of Autonomy in Choosing Physician-Aid-in-Dying,” co-authored with Tom Preston and David Mayo, in Timothy E. Quill and Margaret P. Battin, eds., Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care and Patient Choice (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004): 39-54.
  • “Coverage of Complementary Health Care: Case Commentary,” in Ethical Challenges in Managed Care: A Casebook, edited by Karen G. Gervais, Reinhard Priester, Dorothy E. Vawter, Kimberly K. Otte and Mary M. Solberg (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1999): 77-82.
  • "Stoic Principles and Deep Ecology," Philosophy and Ecology, edited by K.J. Boudouris (Athens: Ionia Publications, 1999).


    Journal Articles
  • “Seeking Perfection: A Kantian Look at Genetic Engineering,” Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (published on line May 22, 2007).
  • “Human Rights, Dignity, and the Science of Genetic Engineering,” Social Philosophy Today, vol. 22 (2007): 43-57.
  • “Being a Burden: Reflections on Refusing Medical Care,” The Hastings Center Report, vol. 34, no. 5 (September-October 2004): 37-43.
  • “A Kantian View of Suicide and End-of-Life Treatment,” Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Summer 2004): 277-287.
  • "Vitalism Revitalized: Vulnerable Populations, Prejudice, and
    Physician-Assisted Death, co-authored with David Mayo, Hastings Center Report, Vol. 32, No. 4 (July-August 2002): 14-21.

Please see additional publications in Faculty Publications Database.



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