Scot D Yoder
Biographic Data
| ID | 6809123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scot D Yoder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scot D |
| FAMILY NAME | Yoder |
| SIGNATURE | YODER S D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ecotourism, Religious Tourism, and Religious Naturalism
Much can be learned about both ecotourism and religious naturalism by bringing the two into conversation through the concept of religious tourism. In Part One I argue that ecotourism can be perceived as religious tourism based on the claim that the concept of nature that serves as a basis for ecotourism is also used in the process of ‘making nature sacred’. I use the example of tourism in Monte Verde, Costa Rica to show how nature can be made sac…
Individual Responsibility for Health
Health policy sometimes hinges on claims about the responsibility borne by people or corporations for health outcomes. We don't want these claims to be arbitrary, so we construe them as discoveries of plain fact. But we're mistaken. They are interwoven with our values and social institutions. Recognizing that they are allows us to debate them more honestly and thoroughly
Experts in Ethics
Madam: two articles on Experts in Ethics (HCR, November-December 1998) present an interesting view on the nature of expertise in the field of clinical ethics. first article (David J. Casarett, Frona Daskal, and John Lantos, The Authority of the Clinical Ethicist) stresses the importance of communication and consensus. second (Scot D. Yoder, The Nature of Ethical Expertise) defines expertise in terms of reasoning and providing justifications. As s…
The Nature of Ethical Expertise
Critics of clinical ethicists sometimes claim that if there were expertise in ethics, then there would have to be objective moral knowledge. They also assume that there would be only one kind of ethics expertise, and that it would be a kind of professional specialization. All three assumptions are mistaken
Ecotourism, Religious Tourism, and Religious Naturalism
Much can be learned about both ecotourism and religious naturalism by bringing the two into conversation through the concept of religious tourism. In Part One I argue that ecotourism can be perceived as religious tourism based on the claim that the concept of nature that serves as a basis for ecotourism is also used in the process of ‘making nature sacred’. I use the example of tourism in Monte Verde, Costa Rica to show how nature can be made sac…
The Nature of Ethical Expertise
Critics of clinical ethicists sometimes claim that if there were expertise in ethics, then there would have to be objective moral knowledge. They also assume that there would be only one kind of ethics expertise, and that it would be a kind of professional specialization. All three assumptions are mistaken
Experts in Ethics
Madam: two articles on Experts in Ethics (HCR, November-December 1998) present an interesting view on the nature of expertise in the field of clinical ethics. first article (David J. Casarett, Frona Daskal, and John Lantos, The Authority of the Clinical Ethicist) stresses the importance of communication and consensus. second (Scot D. Yoder, The Nature of Ethical Expertise) defines expertise in terms of reasoning and providing justifications. As s…
Individual Responsibility for Health
Health policy sometimes hinges on claims about the responsibility borne by people or corporations for health outcomes. We don't want these claims to be arbitrary, so we construe them as discoveries of plain fact. But we're mistaken. They are interwoven with our values and social institutions. Recognizing that they are allows us to debate them more honestly and thoroughly
Ecotourism, Religious Tourism, and Religious Naturalism
Much can be learned about both ecotourism and religious naturalism by bringing the two into conversation through the concept of religious tourism. In Part One I argue that ecotourism can be perceived as religious tourism based on the claim that the concept of nature that serves as a basis for ecotourism is also used in the process of ‘making nature sacred’. I use the example of tourism in Monte Verde, Costa Rica to show how nature can be made sac…
Sociology (4 works) · Ethics in medical practice (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropocentrism (1 works) · Applied ethics (1 works)