Background
Baergen, Ralph Neil was born on June 3, 1960 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1991. Son of Cornelius Gerhardt Baergen and Hilda Helen.
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This anthology deftly introduces students to the massive medical ethics literature on end-of-life issues, such as refusal of treatment, surrogate decision making, resuscitation policies, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Although end-of-life issues are central, this text could be easily used as the basis for a much broader course in medical ethics. Each section's topic is introduced in an introductory essay that presents the central concepts, concerns, arguments, and positions. The selections that follow include the most influential work in each area, as well as ground-breaking newer essays. Essays have all been chosen for their accessibility to students and are augmented by the inclusion of a glossary of philosophical and medical terms. The discussions in each section are sensitive both to the clinical realities and the philosophical subtleties of each issue.
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Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that investigates our beliefs, evidence, and claims of knowledge. It is one of the core areas of philosophy, and is relevant to an astonishingly broad range of issues and situations. Epistemological issues arise whenever we recognize that there is a fact of the matter, but we do not know what it is, when we wonder about the future (or the past or distant places), when we seek answers in the sciences, and even in our entertainment (e.g., murder mysteries and comedies of misunderstanding). The Historical Dictionary of Epistemology provides an overview of this field of study and of the theories, concepts, and personalities through the use of a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries, covering notable concepts, theories, arguments, publications, issues, and philosophers. Students and others who wish to acquaint themselves with epistemology will be greatly aided by this reference.
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Baergen, Ralph Neil was born on June 3, 1960 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1991. Son of Cornelius Gerhardt Baergen and Hilda Helen.
Bachelor in Religion, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1983. Master of Arts in Philosophy, Syracuse University, New York City, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1990.
Assistant professor University Lethbridge, 1990—1991, Western Washington University, Bellingham, 1991—1993. Professor department philosophy Idaho State University, Pocatello, since 1993. Owner Baergen Consultant, Pocatello, since 2002.
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Member ethics committee Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, since 1995. Chair institutional review board Idaho State University, since 2004. Member of American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, American Philosophical Association.
Married Jacqueline Geiger, November 27, 1999. Children: Caroline, Emily, Sarah.