Articles and papers
We speak of torture and cruelty as kinds of inhumanity. But they are human. They reflect deep parts of our nature. People do terrible things to “...
The London bombings pose a dilemma. It is hard to believe that the right response to terrorism is to make concessions. But the terrorism also seems...
I have spent the last few years discussing medical ethics with students who are often doctors or nurses. Their work often involves them in life and...
In August 1982, Hector and Rosalie Jean Zevallos, the owners of a clinic that carried out abortions in Granite City, Illinois, were abducted. They...
There are some notoriously difficult questions about when, and how far, people with psychiatric disorders are responsible for their actions. One...
To the Editors: The central pro-life argument is simpler and more forceful than Jonathan Glover recognizes [NYR, May 30, 1985]. It begins with a...
A central thread of human history has been the self-transformation of our species. For better and for worse, the growth of our knowledge and of our...
