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Posted August 23, 2002
Jeffries to Host PBS Series on Ethical Reasoning
Law School Dean John C. Jeffries Jr. will host
the 13-part series "Ethically
Speaking" on Charlottesville's PBS station WHTJ (channel
41 and cable channel 5 or 7) premiering Sept. 5. The locally produced
show will feature University of Virginia faculty, many from the
Law School, examining ethical questions in public policy and personal
life. It will air Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. and be rebroadcast Sundays
at 11 a.m.
Program Topics, Guests and Air Dates:
September 5: Testing Your Child's DNA
Parents have always made decisions about
their child's health care, but when the outcome of genetic testing
can affect siblings, cousins and others in a family's bloodline,
who makes the decision to test a child? Who decides what to test
for, and how does the family cope when a child has tested positive
for a disease?
Panelists
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director
of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National
Institutes of Health and the senior investigator of the Genome
Technology Branch
- R. Edward Freeman, Ph.D., Elis and Signe
Olsson Professor of Business Administration at The Darden School
of Graduate Business Administration at UVa and co-director of
the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics
- Margaret Mohrmann, M.D., Ph.D., Harrison
Medical Teaching Associate Professor of Generalist Medicine and
associate professor of medical education, religious studies, and
pediatrics at U.Va.
September 12: Fighting an Ethical War
In today's conflicts, the definition of
friend and foe is less clear, the role of states less obvious, and
the distinction between soldiers and civilians more confusing. This
episode looks back on Vietnam, Rwanda and the Gulf War to find out
if it's possible to fight an ethical war.
Panelists
- Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks, J.D., associate professor
at the School of Law and a member of the board of directors of
Amnesty International
- Michael Joseph Smith, Ph.D., Thomas C. Sorenson
Professor of Political and Social Thought in U.Va.'s Department
of Politics
September 19: Body Parts Business
Today, nearly every part of the human body can
be "recycled" to create medical products worth as much
as $200,000 per body. Selling organs is illegal, but the human tissue
trade goes largely unwatched and is now a $500 million industry.
Panelists examine the ethical questions this thriving new market
raises.
Panelists
- James
F. Childress, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Practical
Ethics at U.Va., the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics
and a professor of medical education at U.Va.
- R. Edward Freeman, Ph.D., Elis and Signe
Olsson Professor of Business Administration at The Darden School
of Graduate Business Administration at UVa and co-director of
the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics
- Julia D. Mahoney, J.D., associate professor
at the School of Law and author of the article "The Market
for Human Tissue"
October 3: Diplomas or Trophies?
Is education taking a back seat at universities
with large athletic programs?
Panelists
- Paul W. Kingston, Ph.D., professor of sociology
and former department chair at U.Va.
- Craig Littlepage, director of the U.Va. Athletic
Department and member of the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee
October 10: Emotion vs. Logic
When we say someone is acting reasonably, it's
a compliment. When we say they're acting emotionally, it usually
implies weakness. In this episode, our panelists discuss the role
of emotions when children and adults make moral judgments.
Panelists
- John Arras, Ph.D., Porterfield Professor of Biomedical Ethics
and director of the bioethics minor program at U.Va.
- Jonathan D. Haidt, Ph.D., associate professor of Psychology
at U.Va. and the 2001 grand prize recipient of the Templeton Prize
in Positive Psychology
- Patricia Werhane, Ph.D., Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics
at The Darden School of Graduate Business Administration at U.Va.
and co-director of the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics
October 17: Ethics of Pregnancy
If a pregnant woman is drinking or taking
drugs, should someone intervene? Is a pregnant woman is free to
make her own decisions about her behavior and medical treatment.
Or does the child's welfare justify restricting her behavior?
Panelists
- Mary Faith Marshall, Ph.D., professor of medicine and bioethics
at the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical
Center and a program associate at the Midwest Bioethics Center
- JoAnn V. Pinkerton, M.D., associate professor
of obstetrics and gynecology at the U.Va. School of Medicine and
director of The Women's Place Midlife Health Center
- John W. Whitehead, J.D., president of The Rutherford Institute,
a nonprofit civil liberties and human rights organization
October 24: Teaching Kids Right from Wrong
Is teaching children morals a job for parents,
schools or churches?
Panelists
- R. Edward Freeman, Ph.D., Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of
Business Administration at The Darden School of Graduate Business
Administration at U.Va. and co-director of the Olsson Center for
Applied Ethics
- James Davison Hunter, Ph.D., William R. Kenan Jr. Professor
of Sociology and Religious Studies and sociology department chair,
and the director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture
at U.Va.
- Margaret Mohrmann, M.D., Ph.D., Harrison Medical Teaching Associate
Professor of Generalist Medicine and associate professor of medical
education, religious studies, and pediatrics at U.Va.
October 31: Wealthy Candidates, Winning
Campaigns
In the 2000 elections, candidates spent
some $205 million in personal funds to support their own campaigns.
What is the impact of personal wealth on a politician's run for
office and its effect on the composition of the U.S. Congress.
Panelists
- Lillian BeVier, J.D., professor at the School of Law who has
testified before the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Judiciary
Committee on the constitutionality of proposed campaign finance
regulations
- Larry J. Sabato, Ph.D., political analyst, director of the Center
for Politics at U.Va. and the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Government
and Foreign Affairs
Other programs to be announced. Check the
WHTJ "Ethically
Speaking" web site.
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