Category: News
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APA presentation on negative genetic selection
Thanks to Massimo Pigliucci, of the Philosophy Department at the CUNY Graduate Center, for reviewing my talk (along with reviewing those of the other members of my panel) on his blog, Rationally Speaking. I really enjoyed reading it, as I thought it provided a fair and comprehensive representation of my argument as I presented it, and…
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conferences, upcoming, & news
Despite Hurricane Sandy, I had a wonderful time at SPEP last month and really enjoyed (chilly) Rochester! It was fun to be on a panel presenting work on Foucault with my former fellow colleague, Francey Russell. I received great feedback and the paper is under revision for publication in a special issue of the Disability…
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Lisa Guenther on solitary confinement
Lisa Guenther of Vanderbilt recently published an incisive column in The New York Times’ The Stone entitled “The Living Death of Solitary Confinement.” Check it out! Her book, Social Death and Its Afterlives: A Critical Phenomenology of Solitary Confinement, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press. Lisa would like this post to be read…
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editor-in-chief of JME wants to engineer “ethical” babies
Julian Savulescu, editor-in-chief of the prestigious Journal of Medical Ethics and director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, has recently reiterated his argument that using genetic engineering to create morally improved babies is an ethical obligation for all parents. But how does Savulescu know that genetic intervention will improve individual morality? To Savulescu,…
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anniversary of the passage of the ADA
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an incredible law that has lost its teeth because of a lack of support in the Supreme Court. To celebrate the spirit of the ADA, take a look at this video (recently posted on Feminist Philosophers) featuring activists who talk about…
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Medical Humanities at Western Michigan University
This week I was really pleased to get the news that I will be participating in the Medical Humanities Conference at WMU this September. The conference is hosted by the WMU Medical Humanities workgroup, which is directed by Fritz Allhoff and David Charlton. Last year I participated in the group’s first annual conference, and it’s…
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a summer of bioethics in Nashville
I had a wonderful time teaching a summer class – Intro to Medical Ethics – which I am wrapping up here in Nashville. It was very hot, and my class was very early, but my students were great! Thanks to them for making my experience so enjoyable. We talked about everything from cyrogenic freezing (an…
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Society for Disability Studies
Last week I had the privilege to present a paper at the annual Society for Disability Studies conference, which was held in Denver. It was so invigorating to be in attendance – SDS has a rich history (25 years worth!) and it was an honor to be there for the first time and learn something…
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I’m glad you’re here
Please feel free to contact me: hall.melinda@gmail.com, or m.hall@vanderbilt.edu
Melinda C. Hall, PhD 