Announcements

Medical Humanities Meeting

The Department of Medical Humanities at East Carolina University School of Medicine will celebrate its twentieth anniversary by holding a medical humanities conference in conjunction with the spring meeting of the Society for Health and Human Values, 13–14 March 1998, in Greenville, NC. The organizers invite submissions of abstracts for 20 minute presentations on any topic in the medical humanities. One-page abstracts should be sent by 1 October 1997 to Program Committee, Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Brody 2S-17, Greenville, NC 27858. The conference will include presentations on two special areas of scholarship: Decisions at the End of Life and David Hume and Bioethics.

Master’s Degree Program in Bioethics

The Center for Biomedical Ethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine invites applications for its Master of Arts program in Bioethics, an interdisciplinary program with a significant clinical component. The Center’s 16 faculty include Rebecca Dresser, J.D., Eric Juengst, Ph.D., Thomas Murray, Ph.D., Stephen Post, Ph.D., and Stuart Youngner, M.D. The deadline for applications is 1 March 1998; late applications may be accepted. For further information: Tel. 216-368-8718; FAX 216-368-8713, Int. xx245@po.cwru.edu.

Philosophy of and in Health Care Education

In cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine of the Philips University Marburg, the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care will convene a conference on Philosophy in and Philosophy of Health Care Education, 20–22 August 1998, in Marburg, Germany. Papers addressing the philosophical, ethical, and historical dimensions of health care education are invited. Abstracts of 500 words maximum should be submitted before 1 November 1997 to: Prof.dr. Henk ten Have, Secretariat ESPMH, Department of Ethics, Philosophy, and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Catholic University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy

The Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy Educating Humanity will be held 10–16 August 1998 in Boston, MA. Topics will include: Origins and Philosophical Conceptions of Paideia, The Ideals of Enlightenment and their Legacy, Current Challenges in Ethics, and Science and the Humanities. Proposals and papers should be submitted by 1 September 1997, but may be accepted on a space available basis until 1 January 1998. For further information and submission requirements, contact: American Organizing Committee, Inc., 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA; FAX 617-353-5441; Int. paideia@bu.edu; http://web.bu.edu/WCP.