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JSMBS Department of Medicine || CAS Department of Philosophy
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JSMBS Department of Medicine || CAS Department of Philosophy
Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics
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David Hershenov featured on PhilStuff video interview

Romanell Center Director, David Hershenov, is featured in a video interview hosted by PhilStuff. Hershenov discusses the relationship between personal identity and the ethics of abortion. He addresses questions and topics such as: What is personal identity? Why personal identity? Brain death; Twinning and fusion; Conjoined twins; Brain transplant; Some interesting puzzles; Bias in the bioethics community. See the YouTube video, here.

David B. Hershenov, Director, Romanell Center

David Hershenov, PhD, is a professor of philosophy at the University at Buffalo and director of the Romanell Center. His earlier research was focused upon issues at the intersection of personal identity and bioethics. His recent research interests are in the philosophy of medicine.

Hershenov has been working for a very long time on a book about the Metaphysical Foundations of Bioethics. He is also finishing up a book co-authored with Rose Hershenov entitled Health, Harm, and Potential: A Philosophical Analysis of Abortion.

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Curriculum Vitae

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David B. Hershenov.

David B. Hershenov

Working Groups

  • Autonomy, Addiction, and Accountability
  • Creation and Enhancement
  • End of Life Issues
  • Health, Harm, and Well-Being
  • Ontology of Health and Disease
  • Philosophical Foundations of Bioethics

 

Selected Publications

 “Pathocentric Medicine and a Moderate Internal Morality of Medicine”, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. Forthcoming

 “Health, Interests, and Equality” with Rose Hershenov, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. Forthcoming

“Morally Relevant Potential” with Rose Hershenov. Journal of Medical Ethics, 2015. 41:3. 268-271.

 “Death and Dignity.” Anscombe Forum: Human Dignity. Eds: John Mizzoni, Neumann University Press. 2016. pp. 93-116