Arthur Schafer

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name = Arthur Schafer
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1942|06|15|mf=y
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field = Bioethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy
work_institution = University of Manitoba

Arthur Schafer is a Canadian ethicist specializing in bioethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy. He is director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba. [cite web
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Works

*"The ethics of animal and human experimentation", 1994
*"The buck stops here : reflections on moral responsibility, democratic accountability and military values : a study", 1997. Also appeared in a French edition, 1997.
*"Down and out in Winnipeg and Toronto : the ethics of legislating against panhandling", 1998
*"Waiting for Romanow : Canada's health care values under fire", 2002

References

External links

* [http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/philosophy/Arthur.htm Arthur Schafer] : official site
* [http://www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ethics/centre.html Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics]