Philosophy and Religion
Mark Wells
Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy
Mark Wells received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Bowling Green State University in 2014. Before coming to Northeastern, he held visiting positions at The College of Wooster and Mt. Holyoke College. In his philosophical work, he focuses on the ways in which ethical theorizing can inform good personal, organizational, and public policy. His published work includes articles on the meaning of life, political protections for animals like corvids, hospital billing, markets, plasma donation, procreative risk, racial dating preferences, and the teaching of East Asian and Buddhist philosophy. His current work focuses on the idea of moral equality as it applies to humans and non-humans.
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Ph.D., 2014, Philosophy
Bowling Green State University -
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Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 1165
Introduces ethical theories and moral principles, and then uses these theories and principles to analyze the moral problems that arise in the medical context. Topics include euthanasia, medical paternalism, informed consent, patient confidentiality, the right to die, the ethics of medical research, abortion, the right to healthcare, distribution of scarce medical resources, and the ethical implications of health maintenance organizations.
