Laura--

There are also some relevant articles in BIOETHICS and their new journal:
DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS as well as the reader: HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(Jonathan Mann, et al and THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS by the
British Med. Assoc.

Best of luck,  Anne

Anne Donchin, Emerita Professor of Philosophy
Indiana University, Indianapolis

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----- Original Message -----
From: Richters, J.M. (GYN) <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: pls help! Global/multicultural bioethics references needed


> Dear Laura,
> Do you have R. Macklin, Against relativism (1999) already on your list?
> I confront her work with for instance A. Kleinman, his chapter on
bioethics
> in his Writing at the margin (1995). IN that chapter you find more medical
> anthropological sources. There are also more recent articles on the
subject
> in medical anthropology.
> I know quite some Dutch sources, but that of course is not helpful to you.
> Annemiek Richters
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura Shanner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: maandag 21 januari 2002 22:03
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: pls help! Global/multicultural bioethics references needed
>
>
> I do love the wisdom that this list brings together! I need to ask for
your
> advice and knowledge.
>
> I've been asked to supervise a graduate reading course on global and
> multicultural ethics, and I'm not as up to speed on current literature as
I
> want to be.  What do you think are the best classic and new readings to
> include, and can you suggest people I should contact for further
> information? We also would appreciate any suggestions to help students
> prepare for health-related field work, with significant health ethics
> components, in Uganda. (refinement of course focus below)
>
> Please respond to
>         [log in to unmask]  (my research assistant, Mer Phaneuf)
>                 or
>         [log in to unmask]  (me)
> instead of the list. We'll compile the suggestions and other goodies for
the
> reading course, and then post it to the listservs FYI.  Thank you all so
> much for your help!
>
>
> Goal of the course:
> Once we are aware of the fact of deep moral disagreement and how
> culture-bound our approaches or assumptions might be, how does a
reflective
> bioethicist/health care professional go about working across cultures
> appropriately? Students will come primarily from non-philosophy
backgrounds
> who are heading overseas for their thesis research, although some deeply
> theoretical works would also be appreciated.
>
> Elements of syllabus:
>
> A)  THEORY: Is a global/universal ethic possible? Are there any good
> candidates for the foundation of such an ethic? What are the most
important
> critiques of these candidates?
>         - Human Rights (esp. J. Mann, UN and int'l covenants)
>         - Nussbaum's "capacities" approach
>         - Feminist / social justice / non-oppression approaches (esp. new
> materials)
>         - Pluralistic approaches
>         - ???
>
> B) PRACTICE:  Is there any good advice for a bioethicist/researcher/
> activist/health care professional/educator who will be working in multiple
> countries and/or across multiple local cultures (e.g., with immigrant
> populations)?  What sorts of insights, methods, activities, risks, etc.
are
> important?
>         - phenomenological approaches (any insight about how one might
> actually
> enter the life-world of someone from a very different cultural/epistemic
> background?)
>         - how to avoid appropriating minority voices when dominant-culture
> professionals are trying to understand and increase visibility of them,
> clarify what appropriate actually means or entails (not just admonition to
> avoid doing it).
>         - insights for finding common ground underneath cross-cultural
moral
> disagreements; fair critique across cultures
>         - ???
>
> We ARE looking for authors and perspectives on these questions from all
> parts of the world. Beyond seeking specific materials that will help the
> students on their way to Uganda, though, we are NOT looking for examples
of
> different regional/national/cultural perspectives on specific topics in
> bioethis per se, as we have a pretty good collection available already.
> We're really hoping to get to the theoretical and practical issues that
> underlie these different voices: is it possible to work across cultures
> without falling into either some form of imperialism, or giving up to some
> form of relativism?
>
> We are NOT looking for material on global economics/technology, trade
> agreements, specific political issues, etc.
>
> thanks again so much for sharing your insights!
> all the best,
> Laura
>
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> John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
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> University of Alberta
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