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Bioethics Forum Bioethics Forum- Portal on issues in bioethics offers news and articles. BioEdge BioEdge- Resources on bioethics issues, including a weekly news digest of the latest bioethics news from around the world. National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature- A specialized collection of books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, and government publicatio… Bioethics: a fully online introductory course by Dr. Tom Kerns Bioethics: a fully online introductory course by Dr. Tom Kerns- The bioethics of clinical medical practice, medical research, health care ethics, public health, and human rights a… Ethics of Organ Transplants Ethics of Organ Transplants- A discussion of the ethical issues of organ transplants. U S Supreme Court Petition U S Supreme Court Petition- Whether human-made elements of primary life structures that define the essence of this Court's vaguely defined non-viable (fetus) patentable subject ma… Case: Rights of Minors Case: Rights of Minors- Case commentary on a common dilemma. When can and must children be treated without parental consent? Case: Practicing and Teaching on the Newly Dead Case: Practicing and Teaching on the Newly Dead- Case commentary on a controversial topic. Should newly dead bodies be used to teach medical practitioners skills that can be used … Algorithm: Rapid Approach to Ethical Problems Algorithm: Rapid Approach to Ethical Problems- How should clinicians approach an ethical dilemma when they have little time to ponder or to seek consultation? This proven method w… Islamic Views on Medical Ethics Islamic Views on Medical Ethics- Islamic views on many medical ethics issues including organ donation, cloning, euthanasia, abortion , fertility, sex change operations. The National Rural Bioethics Project The National Rural Bioethics Project- The National Rural Bioethics Project aims to identify ethics-related issues that face rural healthcare providers, and to develop and provide … genome.gov | National Human Genome Research Institute genome.gov | National Human Genome Research Institute- Home page of the National Human Genome Research Institute, the arm of the U.S. National Institutes of Health dedicated to ad… NursingEthics.ca NursingEthics.ca- Canadian nursing ethics website. Highly informative and professional. Vedanta, Sankhya, Lokayata Vedanta, Sankhya, Lokayata- Short introductory articles by Sudheer Birodkar covering the essentials and the main authorities of these three philosophical schools in India. Short History of Indian Psychology Short History of Indian Psychology- Dr. V. George Mathew, Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, presents the main concepts of Indian psychology in histo… Introduction to Indian Psychology Introduction to Indian Psychology- Basic principles and concepts of a modern approach to Indian academic psychology based on the ancient Vedic Lore and the teachings of Sri Aurobi… The Nature of Matter The Nature of Matter- The analysis of Samkhya, Mimamsa, Vaisesika in traditional cosmology, mysticism, and metaphysics is juxtaposed with modern physics theories, while recent dev… Dance as Cognitive Theory Dance as Cognitive Theory- Sangeetha Menon, PhD, from the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, is presenting the Indian approach to consciousness by comparing praman… Man in Nature Man in Nature- Volume 5 of the Prakriti Series published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts presents a combined effort to produce a comparative picture of the relat… Prakriti in Agamic Tradition and Arts Prakriti in Agamic Tradition and Arts- Volume 3 of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts examines the manifestation of the Elements (bhutas) in Indian arts and the sacred… Primal Elements - The Oral Tradition Primal Elements - The Oral Tradition- Poetic, mythological, and folklore representations of the Indian doctrine of the five great material elements, pancabhuta-vada. Mohism Mohism- Several articles on various aspects of this philosophical tradition, from a Daoist perspective. Chinese Text Project Chinese Text Project- A web-based e-text system which presents the full text of Mozi in a structured, cross-referenced, and searchable form. Chinese Philosophy Page: Mo Jia or Mohism Chinese Philosophy Page: Mo Jia or Mohism- Annotated links related to this school of philosophy. Mohism Mohism- Extensive article by Chris Fraser, with bibliography. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The Xiao-Qu Chapter of the Mo Zi The Xiao-Qu Chapter of the Mo Zi- Text, draft translation and extensive commentary on this passage from the key work of Mohism, which is attributed to the dialecticians of the Lat… Legalism Legalism- Concise article on the history and doctrines of this school, from the PHILTAR Overview of World Religions. The Legalists The Legalists- A short discussion of Legalist doctrine and its broader implications. Legalism, Qin Empire and Han Dynasty Legalism, Qin Empire and Han Dynasty- Chapter from an online book by Sanderson Beck. Reviews the Legalist tradition in its historical and intellectual context. Legalism According to Schwartz Legalism According to Schwartz- Course notes for students of this classical Chinese tradition. Confucian Temple in Anshun, Guizhou Confucian Temple in Anshun, Guizhou- Illustrated tourist article on this preserved Ming Dynasty Chinese Confucian temple. Confucian Temple Confucian Temple- Illustrated article on Taiwanese Confucian temples. Some Ming Buddhist Responses to Neo-Confucianism Some Ming Buddhist Responses to Neo-Confucianism- A 1988 paper by Chun-Fang Yu in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy, reviewing these replies to Neo-Confucian attacks on Buddhist d… The Neo-Confucian Confrontation with Buddhism: A Structural And Historical Analysis The Neo-Confucian Confrontation with Buddhism: A Structural And Historical Analysis- A 1988 paper by Edward T. Ch'ien in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy. Notes the ways in which… Confucianism in the Edo (Tokugawa) Period Confucianism in the Edo (Tokugawa) Period- An overview of the Neo-Confucian doctrines adopted under Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867). Wesleyan Confucian Etext Project Wesleyan Confucian Etext Project- Project to compile electronic texts of Confucian and related philosophical writings, especially Neo-Confucian writings from the 11th to 18th cent… Neo-Confucianism Neo-Confucianism- Short article by Michael C. Kalton. Shpet, Gustav Shpet, Gustav- Leading proponent of Russian transcendental phenomenology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 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