Jacob M. Appel
Autor de Einstein's Beach House
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1973-02-21
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Bronx, New York, USA
Scarsdale, New York, USA
Branford, Connecticut, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA - Educación
- Brown University (AM|History)
Brown University (AB|History)
Brown University (AB|English and American Literature) - Ocupaciones
- bioethicist
professor
physician
attorney - Organizaciones
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Premios y honores
- Dundee International Book Prize (2012)
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- Valoración
- 4.0
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- ISBNs
- 49
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- 1
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I thought this would be full of truly challenging dilemmas that would make me think. As a longtime viewer of SVU and other procedurals, and a lifelong reader of nonfiction, I didn't find these 'dilemmas' to be very thought provoking at all. (I'm also a devout Christian and I believe the Bible clears up the gray areas in many of these situations.)
In addition, I thought that the author was going to present each situation without bias, but even though he doesn't come right out and say "This is what I think," the way he words each scenario makes it clear where he stands on many of the issues. (He believes that overpopulation is a real problem, and references Darwinian evolutionary theory as fact.)
There was one particular situation I feel he really failed to present without bias, which was a Christian doctor refusing reproductive services to an LGBTQ couple due to religious objections. The issue was framed as one of LGBTQ rights and religious rights in this scenario were more or less ignored.
Lastly, I just tired of his cutesy fake names for the people in his scenarios: Ms. Ratched, Dr. Death, Senator Cheapside, etc.
Certainly, if someone has not thought about these issues before, the scenarios will provoke discussion. But I just didn't love this read.… (más)