Allen Buchanan
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Allen Buchanan is the James B. Duke Professor
of philosophy
at Duke University
. He received his PhD
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in 1975. He taught at the University of Arizona
, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, and the University of Minnesota
before joining Duke's faculty in 2002 as professor of public policy
and philosophy. He has written six books covering such topics as Marx, applied ethics (especially bio-medical ethics), social justice, and international justice, including the foundations of international law.
Buchanan served as staff philosopher for the President's Commission on Medical Ethics in 1983. From 1996 to 2000 he served on the Advisory Council for the National Human Genome Research Institute
. He is a fellow of the Hastings Center
, an independent bioethics research institution.
Note that Buchanan has co-authored a number of books (and also refereed journal several articles) with Daniel Brock
of Harvard Medical School
's Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and Harvard University
's Program in Ethics and Health.
Articles Published
Buchanan, Allen, Keohane, Robert O. "The Preventive Use of Force: A Cosmopolitan Institutional Proposal." Ethics and International Affairs, 18(1), 1-22, 22 p. 2004.
Collaborating Authors
James B. Duke Professor
At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like "Distinguished Professor," "Institute Professor," or "Regents Professor" are counterparts of this title.- Some current...
of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. He received his PhD
PHD
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from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
in 1975. He taught at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, and the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
before joining Duke's faculty in 2002 as professor of public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
and philosophy. He has written six books covering such topics as Marx, applied ethics (especially bio-medical ethics), social justice, and international justice, including the foundations of international law.
Buchanan served as staff philosopher for the President's Commission on Medical Ethics in 1983. From 1996 to 2000 he served on the Advisory Council for the National Human Genome Research Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute is a division of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland.NHGRI began as the National Center for Human Genome Research , which was established in 1989 to carry out the role of the NIH in the International Human Genome Project...
. He is a fellow of the Hastings Center
Hastings Center
The Hastings Center, founded in 1969, is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit bioethics research institute based in the United States. It is dedicated to the examination of essential questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment...
, an independent bioethics research institution.
Books Published
- Buchanan, Allen (2003) Justice, Legitimacy, and Self-Determination: Moral Foundations for International Law
- Macedo, Stephen; Buchanan, Allen E. (2003) Secession and Self-Determination (336 pages)
- Buchanan, Allen; Brock, Dan W.Daniel BrockDan Brock is an American philosopher and bioethicist. He is currently the Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics in the at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the at the Harvard Medical School, and the of the Harvard University...
; Daniels, Norman; Wikler, DanielDan WiklerDaniel I. Wikler is currently in the of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. He is a core faculty member in the . His current research interests are ethical issues in population and international health, including , health research involving human subjects, organ transplant ethics,...
(2000) From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-66977-4. - Buchanan, Allen (1999) The Quebec Secession Issue: Democracy, Minority Rights, and the Rule of Law, Privy Council Office, Canada.
- Spece, Roy G.; Shimm, David S.; Buchanan, Allen E. (1996) Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Practice and Research (472 pages)
- Buchanan, Allen (1995) Democratization, Secession and the Rule of International Law
- Buchanan, Allen (1991) Secession: The Morality of Political Divorce From Fort Sumter to Lithuania and Quebec
- Buchanan, Allen; Brock, Dan W. (1990) Deciding for Others: The Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making (440 pages)
- Buchanan, Allen; Brock, Dan W. (1989) Deciding For Others: The Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making
- Buchanan, Allen (1985) Ethics, Efficiency, and the Market
- Buchanan, Allen (1982) Marx and Justice: Radical Critique of Liberalism
- Buchanan, Allen; Margaret Moore (2003) States, Nations, and Borders: The Ethics of Making Boundaries (376 pages)
- Buchanan, Allen (1991) Secession: The Morality of Political Divorce from Fort Sumter to Lithuania (174 pages)
- Buchanan, Allen (1985) Ethics, Efficiency, and the Market
- Buchanan, Allen (1982) Marx and Justice: The Radical Critique of Liberalism
- Buchanan, Allen (1979) Deriving Welfare Rights from Libertarian Rights (16 pages)
Note that Buchanan has co-authored a number of books (and also refereed journal several articles) with Daniel Brock
Daniel Brock
Dan Brock is an American philosopher and bioethicist. He is currently the Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics in the at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the at the Harvard Medical School, and the of the Harvard University...
of Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
's Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Program in Ethics and Health.
Articles Published
Buchanan, Allen, Keohane, Robert O. "The Preventive Use of Force: A Cosmopolitan Institutional Proposal." Ethics and International Affairs, 18(1), 1-22, 22 p. 2004.
Collaborating Authors
- Daniel W. BrockDaniel BrockDan Brock is an American philosopher and bioethicist. He is currently the Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics in the at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the at the Harvard Medical School, and the of the Harvard University...
of Harvard Medical School's DME and Harvard's Program in Ethics and Health - Norman DanielsNorman DanielsProf. Norman Daniels, PhD, is an American philosopher, ethicist, and bioethicist at Harvard. Currently, Norman Daniels is in the of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston....
of HSPH - Daniel WiklerDan WiklerDaniel I. Wikler is currently in the of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. He is a core faculty member in the . His current research interests are ethical issues in population and international health, including , health research involving human subjects, organ transplant ethics,...
of HSPH - Robert O. Keohane of Princeton University. (See Above Article)