John Hardwig

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My Ph.D. is from the University of Texas. I joined the department as head in the fall of 2000 although I was a faculty member from 1969 to 1975.

Research Interests

Bioethics, especially end of life issues, consumerism, and eudemonistic ethics

Recent, representative publications

• Book
  • Is There a Duty to Die?: & Other Essays in Bioethics, Routledge, 2000.
    
    
• Articles
  • "Families and Futility: Forestalling Demands for Futile Treatment" Journal of Clinical Ethics 16 (no. 4), 328-337 (2005).
  • "Using the Family Covenant in Planning End-of-Life Care." With David Doukas Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 51: 8 (2003): 1155-1158.
  • "Spiritual Issues at the End of Life: A Call for Discussion" in the Hastings Center Report (2000).
  • "The Ethics of Expertise" in Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility, edited  by Daniel E. Wueste (1994).
  • "Is There a Duty to Die?"
  • "The Role of Trust in Knowledge" Journal of Philosophy (1991): 693-708.

Teaching Interests

Bioethics, primarily. Most recent graduate courses at UT include "Physician-assisted suicide" and "M.A. clinical practicum"

Professional/Community Interests

• Helping rural hospitals establish functioning ethics services and serving as a consultant for area hospitals

Contact Information

John Hardwig
Professor & Department Head
801 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0480

Phone: 865-974-3255
Fax: 865-974-3509

Email: jhardwig@utk.edu