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Faculty
Janet Folina
Geoff Gorham
Martin Gunderson
Joy Laine
Diane Michelfelder
Karen Warren
Henry West
Bill Wilcox
Visiting Faculty
Amy Ihlan
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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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