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Research paper thumbnail of Forgoing Blame

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Select Bibliography

The Moral Demands of Memory

Research paper thumbnail of To Blame or Not to Blame?

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle, Kant, and the Problem with Gratitude

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of An Alternative Moral Psychology of Gratitude and Forgiveness

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of A duty to remember

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Memory, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Memory and Bearing Witness

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Morality and Personal Relations

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Caring About Others

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Integrity and Practical Necessity

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Caring and Personal and Impersonal Value

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Conclusion: Intimacy and Integrity

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The Responsibility of Remembrance

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Taking Responsibility for One's Own Past

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Bioethics Consultation in the Private Sector

HEC Forum, 2005

The members of a task force on bioethics consultation report their conclusions. The task force wa... more The members of a task force on bioethics consultation report their conclusions. The task force was convened by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities and the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, although these groups do not endorse the group's conclusions. Two commentaries follow, and an essay by science reporter Nell Boyce sets the scene. Comments Comments

Research paper thumbnail of Jonathan D. Moreno, ed., In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis :In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis

Research paper thumbnail of Faithful patients: the effect of long-term physician-patient relationships on the costs and use of health care by older Americans

American Journal of Public Health, 1996

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of duration of physician-patient ties on the processes... more OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of duration of physician-patient ties on the processes and costs of medical care. METHODS: The analyses used a nationally representative sample of Americans 65 years old or older who participated in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in 1991 and had a usual source of care. RESULTS: Older Americans have long-standing ties with their physicians; among those with a usual source of care, 35.8% had ties enduring 10 years or more. Longer ties were associated with a decreased likelihood of hospitalization and lower costs. Compared with patients with a tie of 1 year or less, patients with ties of 10 years or more incurred $316.78 less in Part B Medicare costs, after adjustment for key demographic and health characteristics. However, substantial impacts on the use of selected preventive care services and the adoption of certain healthy behaviors were not observed. CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary study suggests that long-standing physician-patient...

Research paper thumbnail of Conceptions of Genocide and the Ethics of Memorialization

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory, 2018

Conceptions of genocide can be broadly divided into individualistic and collectivistic. According... more Conceptions of genocide can be broadly divided into individualistic and collectivistic. According to the former, genocide is essentially a crime against (many) individuals; according to the latter, it is a crime against a group, which is not reducible to an aggregate of the individuals who belong to it. This chapter argues for the latter on the grounds that it is necessary to capture the distinctive moral evil of genocide. It also argues for a non-consequentialist way of accounting for the ethical value of memorializing genocide. This is called an expressivist approach and three attitudes that memorials may express are highlighted and explored: respect, self-respect, and fidelity to the dead. Different accounts are then presented to explain how these attitudes can belong not only to individuals but also to groups and how, therefore, an expressivist ethic of remembrance for groups is possible. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the principle of warranted self-testifying, according to which those who suffer harm are in an ethically privileged position to testify to it. This principle is applied to group memorialization of genocidal harm, conceived as a group practice.

Research paper thumbnail of Particularity and Irreplaceability

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The Good of Care

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Forgoing Blame

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Select Bibliography

The Moral Demands of Memory

Research paper thumbnail of To Blame or Not to Blame?

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle, Kant, and the Problem with Gratitude

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of An Alternative Moral Psychology of Gratitude and Forgiveness

Holding Wrongdoers Responsible, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of A duty to remember

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Memory, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Memory and Bearing Witness

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Morality and Personal Relations

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Caring About Others

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Integrity and Practical Necessity

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Caring and Personal and Impersonal Value

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Conclusion: Intimacy and Integrity

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The Responsibility of Remembrance

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Taking Responsibility for One's Own Past

The Moral Demands of Memory, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Bioethics Consultation in the Private Sector

HEC Forum, 2005

The members of a task force on bioethics consultation report their conclusions. The task force wa... more The members of a task force on bioethics consultation report their conclusions. The task force was convened by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities and the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, although these groups do not endorse the group's conclusions. Two commentaries follow, and an essay by science reporter Nell Boyce sets the scene. Comments Comments

Research paper thumbnail of Jonathan D. Moreno, ed., In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis :In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis

Research paper thumbnail of Faithful patients: the effect of long-term physician-patient relationships on the costs and use of health care by older Americans

American Journal of Public Health, 1996

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of duration of physician-patient ties on the processes... more OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of duration of physician-patient ties on the processes and costs of medical care. METHODS: The analyses used a nationally representative sample of Americans 65 years old or older who participated in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in 1991 and had a usual source of care. RESULTS: Older Americans have long-standing ties with their physicians; among those with a usual source of care, 35.8% had ties enduring 10 years or more. Longer ties were associated with a decreased likelihood of hospitalization and lower costs. Compared with patients with a tie of 1 year or less, patients with ties of 10 years or more incurred $316.78 less in Part B Medicare costs, after adjustment for key demographic and health characteristics. However, substantial impacts on the use of selected preventive care services and the adoption of certain healthy behaviors were not observed. CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary study suggests that long-standing physician-patient...

Research paper thumbnail of Conceptions of Genocide and the Ethics of Memorialization

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory, 2018

Conceptions of genocide can be broadly divided into individualistic and collectivistic. According... more Conceptions of genocide can be broadly divided into individualistic and collectivistic. According to the former, genocide is essentially a crime against (many) individuals; according to the latter, it is a crime against a group, which is not reducible to an aggregate of the individuals who belong to it. This chapter argues for the latter on the grounds that it is necessary to capture the distinctive moral evil of genocide. It also argues for a non-consequentialist way of accounting for the ethical value of memorializing genocide. This is called an expressivist approach and three attitudes that memorials may express are highlighted and explored: respect, self-respect, and fidelity to the dead. Different accounts are then presented to explain how these attitudes can belong not only to individuals but also to groups and how, therefore, an expressivist ethic of remembrance for groups is possible. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the principle of warranted self-testifying, according to which those who suffer harm are in an ethically privileged position to testify to it. This principle is applied to group memorialization of genocidal harm, conceived as a group practice.

Research paper thumbnail of Particularity and Irreplaceability

Care and Commitment, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of The Good of Care

Care and Commitment, 1992