I am happy to report that I was informed by Oxford University Press that an article I authored with University of South Alabama philosopher, Allison Krile Thornton, has just been published in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.  Entitled “Moral Status and the Architects of Principlism,” it appears in a special issue commenting the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Tom Beachamp and James Childress’ Principles of Biomedical Ethics.  Here is the article’s abstract: In this article, we discuss Beauchamp… Read more

In a previous post, I opined a bit about cancel culture.  However, I highly recommend the Twitter thread posted yesterday by Oxford Politics Professor, Teresa M. Bejan. She makes the case, in line with John Stuart Mill, that social constraints on speech and expression are often more deleterious to free thought and inquiry than legal constraints. Even if you find yourself disagreeing with Professor Bejan, you’ll be better off having read it.  Here is how it begins: 1/ It’s also worth… Read more

My graduate assistant, Hilary Yancey, and her husband, Preston, need our generosity. They are proud parents of Jackson, born on September 28th with a craniofacial microsomia.  Little Jackson requires a series of expensive surgeries. Please consider donating at gofundme.com.  Hilary arrived at Baylor in Fall 2014 as a PhD student in philosophy. She has served as my graduate assistant twice, both for Introduction to Medical Ethics.   Preston and Hilary tell their story, and explain Jackson’s condition, more eloquently than I… Read more