Bioethics

PHIL 3345. Supporting the philosophical study of bioethics, bio-medical ethics, biotechnology, and the future of life, at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond... "Keep your health, your splendid health. It is better than all the truths under the firmament." William James

About Me

Phil: BIO. The author of "William James's Springs of Delight: The Return to Life," Phil Oliver specializes in the American philosophical tradition with supporting interests in applied ethics (particularly Bioethics and Environmental Ethics), Anglo-American literature, history, humanism, naturalism, science and exploration, peripatetic ("walking & talking") philosophy, baseball, cycling, swimming, the pursuit of happiness, and the perpetual dawn of day. One of his favorite MTSU courses is The Philosophy of Happiness. He is academic advisor for minors in American Culture (American Studies). You can follow him on Mastodon (@osopher@c.im) and on his blogsite Up@dawn but of course, as Immaneul Kant and Monty Python's Brian Cohen agreed: You don't have to follow anybody. "Sapere aude," have the courage to think for yourself. But not by yourself. Good philosophy collaborates and converses. (Full disclosure: finally replaced that profile photo caricature drawn by a London street artist many years ago. Current image from March 2020, at Spring Training in Scottsdale.

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Bioethics

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Chronic attention

The Danger of Rushing Through Clinical Trials During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

Cartoon: News from the Coronaverse

The Medical Students Who Joined the Battle Against the Coronavirus

The Political Consequences of Loneliness and Isolation During the Pandemic

NYTimes.com: A Young Doctor, Fighting for His Life

What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine

NYTimes: Coronavirus as a Reminder of the Urgency of Getting Your Vaccines

NYTimes: Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

NYTimes: Hundreds of Miles From Home, Nurses Fight Coronavirus on New York’s Front Lines

NYTimes: I Was Ready to Help Fight the Pandemic. Then I Got Sick Myself.

The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?

You Are Unvaccinated and Got Sick. These Are Your Odds.

A day in the hospital in the USA

Terminally Ill at 25 and Fighting Fake News on Vaccines

The difference between ethics and morality

Notable books

George Church

The weird world of medical billing.