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Health Care Ethics Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Health care ethics is a multi-faceted and fundamentally important issue for the citizens of any society because the provision of health care is essential to the well-being of each … See more

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Hippocrates Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBHippocrates (c. 450—c. 380 B.C.E.) Hippocrates of Cos was said to have lived sometime between 450 BCE to 380 BCE. He was a physician, and the writings of the Corpus …

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Autonomy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBAutonomy. Autonomy is an individual’s capacity for self-determination or self-governance. Beyond that, it is a much-contested concept that comes up in a number of different …

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Medicine, Philosophy of Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBPhilosophy of Medicine. While philosophy and medicine, beginning with the ancient Greeks, enjoyed a long history of mutually beneficial interactions, the professionalization of …

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Bioethics Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBBioethics is a rather young academic inter-disciplinary field that has emerged rapidly as a particular moral enterprise against the background of the revival of applied ethics in the …

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Freud, Sigmund Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBSigmund Freud (1856—1939) Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth …

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Galen Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBGalen (130—200 C.E.) Galen was one of the most prominent ancient physicians as well as a philosopher (though most of his philosophical writings are lost). Nonetheless, his …

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Socialism Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBSocialism. Socialism is both an economic system and an ideology (in the non-pejorative sense of that term). A socialist economy features social rather than private ownership of …

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Agamben, Giorgio Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBGiorgio Agamben is one of the leading figures in Italian philosophy and radical political theory, and in recent years, his work has had a deep impact on contemporary …

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Mental Illness, Philosophy of Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBThe Philosophy of Mental Illness is an interdisciplinary field of study that combines views and methods from the philosophy of mind, psychology, neuroscience, and moral …

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Epictetus Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBEpictetus (55–135 C.E.) Epictetus (pronounced Epic-TEE-tus) was an exponent of Stoicism who flourished in the early second century C.E. about four hundred years after the Stoic …

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James, William Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBWilliam James (1842—1910) William James is considered by many to be the most insightful and stimulating of American philosophers, as well as the second of the three great …

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Spencer, Herbert Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBHerbert Spencer (1820—1903) British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal …

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Nietzsche’s Ethics Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBThe first is critical: Nietzsche offers a wide-ranging critique of morality as it currently exists. The second is Nietzsche’s positive ethical philosophy, which focuses primarily on what …

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Gadamer, Hans-Georg Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBHans-Georg Gadamer (1900—2002) Hans-Georg Gadamer was a leading Continental philosopher of the twentieth century. His importance lies in his development of …

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Virtue Ethics Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBVirtue Ethics. Virtue ethics is a broad term for theories that emphasize the role of character and virtue in moral philosophy rather than either doing one’s duty or acting in order to …

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Consequentialism and Utilitarianism

WEBConsequentialism is the view that morality is all about producing the right kinds of overall consequences. Here the phrase “overall consequences” of an action means everything …

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Plato: The Republic Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBPlato: The Republic Since the mid-nineteenth century, the Republic has been Plato’s most famous and widely read dialogue. As in most other Platonic dialogues the main …

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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBLucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 B.C.E.—65 C.E.) The ancient Roman philosopher Seneca was a Stoic who adopted and argued largely from within the framework he inherited from …

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Locke, John Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WEBJohn Locke (1632—1704) John Locke was among the most famous philosophers and political theorists of the 17 th century. He is often regarded as the founder of a school of …

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