Background
Dyck, Arthur James was born on April 27, 1932 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Jacob Peter and Mary (Zacharias) Dyck.
(As members of various and often conflicting communities, ...)
As members of various and often conflicting communities, how do we reconcile what we have come to understand as our human rights with our responsibilities toward one another? With the bright thread of individualism woven through the American psyche, where can our sense of duty toward others be found? What has happened to our love―even our concern―for our neighbor? In this revised edition of his magisterial exploration of these critical questions, renowned ethicist Arthur Dyck revisits and profoundly hones his call for the moral bonds of community. In all areas of contemporary life, be it in business, politics, health care, religion―and even in family relationships―the "right" of individuals to consider themselves first has taken precedence over our responsibilities toward others. Dyck contends that we must recast the language of rights to take into account our once natural obligations to all the communities of which we are a part. Rethinking Rights and Responsibilities, at the nexus of ethics, political theory, public policy, and law, traces how the peculiarly American formulations of the rights of the individual have assaulted our connections with, and responsibilities for, those around us. Dyck critically examines contemporary society and the relationship between responsibilities and rights, particularly as they are expressed in medicine and health care, to maintain that while indeed rights and responsibilities form the moral bonds of community, we must begin with the rudimentary task of taking better care of one another.
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Dyck, Arthur James was born on April 27, 1932 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Jacob Peter and Mary (Zacharias) Dyck.
Bachelor of Arts, Tabor College, 1953; Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1958; Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1966.
Research assistant psychology University Kansas, 1957-1960. Special lecturer philosophy University Saskatchewan, 1964-1965. Assistant professor social ethics Harvard Division School, 1965-1969.
Mary B. Saltonstall professor population ethics Harvard School Public Health, 1969—2005, emeritus, since 2005, co-director Kennedy Interfaculty Program in Medical Ethics, since 1971, member Center for Population Studies and Division School Faculty, 1965—2004, professor emeritus Center for Population Studies and Division School Faculty, since 2004, research professor, since 2005.
(As members of various and often conflicting communities, ...)
(Book by Dyck, Arthur J.)
Member American Public Health Association, American Society Christian Ethics, The Hastings Center, Society European Culture, North America Society for Social Philosophy, Christian Medical and Dental Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sylvia Willms, September 2, 1952. Children– Sandra Lynn and Cynthia Ann (twins).