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The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn
A Pellegrino Reader
Edmund D. Pellegrino
Edited by H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., and Fabrice Jotterand
Edmund D. Pellegrino has played a central role in shaping the fields of bioethics and the philosophy of medicine. His writings encompass original explorations of the healing relationship, the need to place humanism in the medical curriculum, the nature of the patient’s good, and the importance of a virtue-based normative ethics for health care.
In this anthology, H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., and Fabrice Jotterand have created a rich presentation of Pellegrino’s thought and its development. Pellegrino’s work has been dedicated to showing that bioethics must be understood in the context of medical humanities, and that medical humanities, in turn, must… Read More
Transformations of La Familia on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Edited by Raquel R. Márquez and Harriett D. Romo
No international relationship of the United States is as encumbered by history, geography, culture, language, and economics as the one with Mexico. Given the scale and importance of the flow of commerce and culture across the border, however, surprisingly few studies have examined the micro-level impact of border immigration patterns, economic systems, and policies on families in the region. Recognizing this void, the women scholars represented here—all of whom have studied and lived near _la frontera_—explore the complexity of border dynamics. They offer a well-rounded portrayal of Latino families and their response to changes at the border.
The authors focus… Read More
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Canadian Jewish Book Award Winner
- Converts, Heretics, and Lepers: Maimonides and the Outsider by James A. Diamond is the winner of the Abe and Fay Bergel Award in Scholarship on a Jewish Subject from the 2008 Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
The Canadian Jewish Book Awards celebrate excellence in Canadian writing that reflects Jewish themes and subjects in history, fiction, Yiddish, theatre, and other fields. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the prestigious awards.
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