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Posts Tagged: "Values"

November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

Hastings Center bioethicist and philosopher Daniel Callahan says the common good as a moral value should be the foundation for American health care reform, but it has been largely absent from the current public debate.

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 325   
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November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

Read an excerpt from a new book on medical technology costs and health care by Daniel Callahan, who advocates "an open discussion on what counts as good or bad choices, wise or imprudent ones, and our social obligations to our community as we make them."

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 235   
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September 25, 2009: Harvey Cox Extended Interview

September 25, 2009: Harvey Cox Extended Interview

Read more of Bob Abernethy’s interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts with theologian and Harvard professor Harvey Cox.

Posted: Sep 25th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 3,367   
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Tod Lindberg: Religion, Politics, and Foreign Policy
One Nation: Religion & Politics

Tod Lindberg: Religion, Politics, and Foreign Policy

Political philosopher Tod Lindberg, author of "The Political Teachings of Jesus," reflects on the role of values in presidential approaches to foreign policy and how to translate ethics into policy.

Posted: May 13th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,938   
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August 8, 2008: Spiritual Soccer

August 8, 2008: Spiritual Soccer

Now, a profile of a devout man of apparently boundless energy who teaches children how to play soccer -- and a lot more.

Posted: Aug 8th, 2008  Comments: 1   Views: 2,207   
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April 7, 2006: Dr. Rachel Remen

April 7, 2006: Dr. Rachel Remen

Have you ever had the feeling that your doctor doesn't have enough time for you, or, if you're a doctor, that you are under so much pressure it's hard to be compassionate with your patients? There is a physician in Northern California who thinks medicine is losing its soul, and she's trying to rescue it.

Posted: Apr 7th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 665   
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