Daniel Brock
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Dan Brock is an American philosopher and bioethicist
. He is currently the Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics
in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School
, the Director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the Harvard Medical School
, and the Director of the Harvard University
Program in Ethics and Health (PEH). He previously held the Tillinghast Professorship at Brown University
, served as a member of the Department of Clinical Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health
. Brock earned his B.A. in economics from Cornell University
and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University
.
He was President of the American Association of Bioethics (AAB) in 1995-96, and was a founding Board Member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. He is a fellow of the Hastings Center
, a bioethics research institution.
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Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
. He is currently the Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics
Medical ethics
Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, theology, and sociology.-History:Historically,...
in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at 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....
, the Director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the 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....
, and the Director of the 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...
Program in Ethics and Health (PEH). He previously held the Tillinghast Professorship at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, served as a member of the Department of Clinical Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
. Brock earned his B.A. in economics from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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He was President of the American Association of Bioethics (AAB) in 1995-96, and was a founding Board Member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. 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...
, a bioethics research institution.
HMS Division of Medical Ethics (DME)
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See also
- American philosophyAmerican philosophyAmerican philosophy is the philosophical activity or output of Americans, both within the United States and abroad. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and...
- List of American philosophers
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- Allen BuchananAllen BuchananAllen 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...
of Duke - 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
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- Harvard Medical Schools's DME
- Harvard University's PEH
- National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of HealthThe National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
- Harvard Medical Schools's Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
- HSPH Research Ethics Map
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