Joan C Callahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan C Callahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan C |
| FAMILY NAME | Callahan |
| SIGNATURE | CALLAHAN J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Practical Ethics
This article distinguishes among theoretical, applied, and practical ethics, with practical ethics being of direct service to deciding questions of moral importance in the lived world. It articulates the goals of doing practical ethics and suggests a very specific process for approaching problems in practical ethics.
Same-Sex Marriage
This paper addresses the progressive, feminist critique of same-sex marriage as articulated by Claudia Card. Although agreeing with Card that the institution of marriage as we know it is profoundly morally flawed in its origins and effects, Callahan disagrees with Card's suggestion that queer activists in the United States should not be working for the inclusion of same-sex couples in the institution
First Steps in Preventive Ethics
Book reviewed in this article: Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology. By Laurence B. McCullough and Frank A. Chervenak
Prenatal Harm as Child Abuse
Attempts to prevent prenatal harm have led to a number of court cases resulting in interference with pregnant women. These include incarceration and the imposition of medical and surgical treatments thought to prevent prenatal harm. We argue that the legal sanctions that have been used and/or are proposed for use against pregnant women in order to prevent prenatal harm are (1) morally unjustified even where they might be legal, (2) are morally an…
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Prenatal Harm as Child Abuse
Attempts to prevent prenatal harm have led to a number of court cases resulting in interference with pregnant women. These include incarceration and the imposition of medical and surgical treatments thought to prevent prenatal harm. We argue that the legal sanctions that have been used and/or are proposed for use against pregnant women in order to prevent prenatal harm are (1) morally unjustified even where they might be legal, (2) are morally an…
First Steps in Preventive Ethics
Book reviewed in this article: Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology. By Laurence B. McCullough and Frank A. Chervenak
Same-Sex Marriage
This paper addresses the progressive, feminist critique of same-sex marriage as articulated by Claudia Card. Although agreeing with Card that the institution of marriage as we know it is profoundly morally flawed in its origins and effects, Callahan disagrees with Card's suggestion that queer activists in the United States should not be working for the inclusion of same-sex couples in the institution
Practical Ethics
This article distinguishes among theoretical, applied, and practical ethics, with practical ethics being of direct service to deciding questions of moral importance in the lived world. It articulates the goals of doing practical ethics and suggests a very specific process for approaching problems in practical ethics.
Engineering (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (2 works) · Ethics in medical practice (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Applied ethics (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)