This article explains the problems with Alan Shewmon's critique of brain death as a valid
sign of human death, beginning with a critical examination of his analogy between brain …

Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their children's education and
upbringing. But why? What grounds those rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend …

In this paper, I argue that brain death is death because, despite the appearance of genuine
integration, the brain-dead body does not in fact possess the unity that is proper to a human …

In this article, I explore difficult and sensitive questions regarding the nature of transgender
identity claims and the appropriate medical treatment for those suffering from gender …

As is clear in the 2008 report of the President's Council on Bioethics, the brain death debate
is plagued by ambiguity in the use of such key terms as 'integration'and 'wholeness' …

This article argues that the parent-child relationship is the source of special obligations on
the part of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children. These special …

In this essay I argue that religion, understood as harmony with the transcendent source of
existence and meaning, is a good that practical reason grasps as an objective, distinct, and …

This article considers Ramsey's principle of fidelity to covenant as applied to the controversy
regarding the determination of death on neurological grounds. After (1) explaining Ramsey's …

This paper puts forth an original account of the nature and normative foundation of parental
rights and defends those rights against recent attacks by legal scholars. Those attacks are …

In this essay, I outline fundamental anthropological and moral principles related to human
sexuality and gender identity and then apply these principles to analyze and evaluate the …