CFP: The Moral Psychology of Regret

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS Series Title: Moral Psychology of Emotions Series Editor:  Mark Alfano  Publisher:  Rowman & Littlefield International Volume: The Moral Psychology of Regret Volume Editor:  Anna Gotlib Proposals are sought for chapters in a volume entitled The Moral Psychology of Regret, which … Continue reading

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For those of you preparing fall classes

the APA committee on inclusiveness in the profession offers this collection of sample syllabi, including some on feminist philosophy and bioethics, as well as others There are no warning signs when it comes online levitra canada to assurance and self … Continue reading

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CFP: “Feminist Phenomenology, Medicine, Bioethics, and Health”

CALL FOR PAPERS  IJFAB Special Issue 11.2: “Feminist Phenomenology, Medicine, Bioethics, and Health” Guest Editor Lauren Freeman (University of Louisville) Lauren.Freeman@louisville.edu Although by no means mainstream, phenomenological approaches to bioethics and philosophy of medicine are no longer novel. Such approaches take … Continue reading

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Critical Reflections on “Huntgate”

The Nobel prize-winning Cambridge biochemist Tim Hunt caused uproar this week, with some comments — which he later said were intended self-deprecatingly and humorously — to an audience of scientists, many of them women, on the topic of women in … Continue reading

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Les mots

I was recently giving a paper on Franco-Anglo Feminisms in Canada at panel on Canadian Feminisms at the Hypatia/CSW conference, Exploring Collaborative Contestations and Diversifying Philosophy, at Villanova. A subject that seems little discussed outside Québec and Franco-Canada is the … Continue reading

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“Confessions of a Bitter Cripple”

Some personal reflections on working in the feminist philosophy of disability from Elizabeth Barnes (University of Virginia): I have sat in philosophy seminars where it was asserted that I should be left to die on a desert island if the … Continue reading

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“Philosophy’s gender bias: For too long, scholars say, women have been ignored.”

A nice piece, perhaps most significant for appearing in the Washington Post, as its thesis is hardly news to readers of this blog (though some of the philosophers it mentions were, I confess, unfamiliar to me). It also includes a link to Project … Continue reading

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Alice Dreger Live-Tweets Son’s Sex-Ed Class

…and the results are truly quite wonderful. You can learn more about Professor Dreger (Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University) at her Aside from improving sex drive in men, it is also recommended for those who can’t or do not … Continue reading

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Deadline Extension to 1 June: “See How She Runs: Feminists Rethink Fitness”

The deadline for submissions to IJFAB‘s upcoming special issue “See How She Runs: Feminists Rethink Fitness” has been extended to 1 June, 2015. From the CFP: Fitness is a neglected concept in bioethics but fitness is of key importance to women’s health … Continue reading

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Chronicle Data

The Chronicle of Higher Education has recently added a feature to their website that they are calling Chronicle Data, and it is worth a look. Not only does it Sildenafil amerikabulteni.com viagra prices provides significant benefits to restore the penile … Continue reading

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In Memory of Anne Donchin (1930-2014)

 I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.        —Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792 We learned, with great sadness, that Anne Donchin had passed away. She is a … Continue reading

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Twenty Years of Bioethics at UNESCO

In celebration of the 20th year of its Bioethics Programme, UNESCO has published an edited anthology, Global Bioethics: What For? It is freely available in its entirely online and features short essays by IJFAB advisory board member and one-time guest-contributor Daniel Callahan as … Continue reading

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