Downie, R(obert) S(ilcock)

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DOWNIE, R(obert) S(ilcock)

DOWNIE, R(obert) S(ilcock). British, b. 1933. Genres: Education, Ethics, Humanities, Medicine/Health, Philosophy, Biography. Career: University of Glasgow, Lecturer, 1959-67, Sr. Lecturer, 1968-69, Professor of Moral Philosophy, 1969-, Stevenson Lecturer in Medical Ethics, 1985-88. University of Syracuse, New York, Visiting Professor of Philosophy, 1963-64. Publications: Government Action and Morality, 1964; (co-author) Respect for Persons, 1969; Roles and Values: An Introduction to Social Ethics, 1971; (co-author) Education and Personal Relationships, 1974; (co-author) Values in Social Work, 1976; (co-author) Caring and Curing, 1980; Healthy Respect: Ethics in Health Care, 1987; Health Promotion: Models and Values, 1990; The Making of a Doctor: Medical Education in Theory and Practice, 1992; Francis Hutcheson, 1994; The Healing Arts: An Illustrated Oxford Anthology, 1994; Palliative Care Ethics, 1996; Clinical Judgment: Evidence in Practice, 2000. Address: Dept. of Moral Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland. Online address: R.Downie@philosophy.arts.gla.ac.uk

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