An examination of the moral dimensions of decision making in health related situations. Special attention will be focused on the implications for human life and values occasioned by recent advances in biological and medical technologies. Some of the main topics of consideration will be the following: euthanasia, reproductive technologies, behavior control, health-care delivery systems, human experimentation, pollution, and genetic engineering. Three lecture hours per week.

 

 

 

GETTING STARTED

 

 

General Reference Books (Non-Circulating) CAMPUS CENTER

 

 

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy                                                     Ref/ B 41 /C35

 

 

Encyclopedia of Bioethics                                                                           Ref/ QH 332 /E52

 

 

Philosophy: A Guide to the Reference Literature                                           Ref/ B 72 /B97

 

 

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Available Online)                              Ref/ B 51 /R68

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Encyclopedias:

 

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

 

 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

 

 

 

 

PHILOSOPHY DATABASES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALEM STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY

 

Homepage (http://www.salemstate.edu/library/)

 

Subject Specific Databases:

 

 

Available on the Library Web Page-->SSCL homepage-->Databases-->Arts & Humanities

 

JSTOR

 

Comprehensive online journal archive of full-text scholarly journals.  JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily humanities and social sciences.

 

 

 

LexisNexis; Congressional (use for court decisions and debates)

This database system includes the full-text of thousands of journals and newspapers. Special collections include business, congressional, environmental, legal, medical, and statistical information. (note: within LexisNexis Academic are links to LexisNexis Statistical, LexisNexis Environmental, and LexisNexis Congressional)

 

 

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

 

Information on today's hottest social issues.  Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

 

 

Project Muse

 

Full-text journal collection from Johns Hopkins University Press. SSC subscribes to the Standard Collection.

 

 

Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO)

 

Covers epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. More than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles.

 

 

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

Online version of the highly regarded print, 10 volume set, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998-Present).

 

 

 

Other Preferred Databases Available on the Library Web Page-->SSCL homepage-->Databases by Subject-->Health Sciences

 

Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic (Medical Ethics)

 

Medline (Medical Ethics)

 

Wiley InterScience Journals (Medical Ethics)

 

 

 

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY DATABASES (Contains Philosophy-Related Journals and Articles)

 

 

SUPPORTING DATABASES (Link to SSC Databases)

 

 

SELECT PERIODICALS ON MEDICAL ETHICS

 

 

JOURNALS ON ETHICS

 

 

SELECT MEDICAL ETHICS WEBSITES

 

 

PHILOSOPHY PERIODICALS