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Part II: Commissioned Papers
Pages 195-200

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From page 197...
... The first several essays explore broad questions while the later essays are more narrowly focused on a specific aspect of decision making or a particular bioethics effort. Moral Epistemology Thomas Nagel provides a definition of moral knowledge, examines mechanisms for acquiring such knowledge, and considers the possibility of arriving at moral knowledge through some kind of intellectually defensible process.
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From page 198...
... Swezey provides a framework for understanding the complex relationship between religion and bioethical decision making. He identifies significant dimensions of religious belief, sketches the elements of decision making, and traces the interactions between the two to illuminate the impact of religious belief on the practice of modern medicine.
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From page 199...
... He explores how the distinctive political context of this consultation the intensity of the discussion, the political forces called into play, and the demands made and solutions sought by activists have fostered an unusual series of institutional efforts to engage activists in the process of establishing guidelines for AIDS policy. "La Penible Valse Hesitation": Fetal Tissue Research Review and the Use of Bioethics Commissions in France and the United States R
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