A theoretical account of moral revolutions, illustrated by historical cases that include the
criminalization and decriminalization of abortion and the patient rebellion against medical …

Opposition to school vaccination requirements has a long history in the United States, from
the early nineteenth century to today. This essay identifies three distinct phases in organized …

It is often said that bioethics emerged from theology in the 1960s, and that since then it has
grown into a secular enterprise, yielding to other disciplines and professions such as …

In 1973, Daniel Bell argued that corporations in post-industrial societies increasingly
needed to behave in accord with widely accepted social norms, particularly in terms of …

While conscience in medicine has been a source of debate for decades, the role of
conscience in medical training remains largely unexamined. Insofar as conscience is …

The Nazi Viewpoint on the Position and Responsibilities of the Physician in the German
National Socialist Society. This work is translated, annotated and introduced by Melvin …

“Medical Jurisprudence and Rules of the Medical Profession” is constructed as a required
series of lectures of the upper semesters of the plan of medical studies. The need for a …

Nonprofit management education (NME) is an academic field of study which focuses on,
among other things, the ethical and legal expectations for fund disbursement, report …

The American medical profession has publicly pondered its roles and duties since its
inception in the 18th century. Recently, that discussion has included whether or not …

I co-teach with Nanette Elster a course called Professionalism and Professional Ethics in
Healthcare. In this course, we examine the concept of professionalism and study various …