Albert Jonsen

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Albert Jonsen was an American bioethicist and historian of medical ethics known for reviving and defending the tradition of casuistry in moral reasoning.

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instanceOf bioethicist
historian of medical ethics
human
academicDegree PhD in religious studies
coAuthor Mark Siegler NERFINISHED
Stephen Toulmin NERFINISHED
William J. Winslade NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931
dateOfDeath 2020
educatedAt Gonzaga University NERFINISHED
Yale University
employer University of California, San Francisco NERFINISHED
University of Washington NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork bioethics
history of medicine
medical ethics
genre bioethics literature
history of ethics literature
non-fiction
influencedBy Catholic moral theology NERFINISHED
Jesuit casuistry
knownFor developing the four-box method in clinical ethics (with Mark Siegler and William J. Winslade)
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest casuistry
clinical ethics
history of medical ethics
memberOf National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research NERFINISHED
President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research NERFINISHED
notableFor defense of casuistry in bioethics
revival of casuistry in moral reasoning
notableWork A Short History of Medical Ethics NERFINISHED
Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine NERFINISHED
The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning NERFINISHED
occupation Jesuit priest
placeOfBirth California NERFINISHED
San Francisco NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfDeath California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco NERFINISHED
United States of America
positionHeld chair of the Department of Medical History and Ethics at the University of Washington
member of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
member of the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
professor of ethics in medicine
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

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The Abuse of Casuistry author Albert Jonsen
The Abuse of Casuistry hasCoAuthor Albert Jonsen