2022
Before The Birth of Bioethics: James M. Gustafson at Yale
Shulman K, Fins J. Before The Birth of Bioethics: James M. Gustafson at Yale. The Hastings Center Report 2022, 52: 21-31. PMID: 35476357, DOI: 10.1002/hast.1352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth of bioethicsBioethics scholarsYale Divinity SchoolChristian theologiansDivinity SchoolDaniel CallahanHastings CenterIntellectual commitmentBioethicsFounding generationFounding boardFormer studentsScholarsArchival researchGustafsonNascent fieldLegacyTheologiansPaulCallahanWillardJamesPragmaticsBiographyDaniel
2017
My Time in Medicine
Fins J. My Time in Medicine. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2017, 60: 19-32. PMID: 28890446, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2017.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
On the lingua franca of clinical ethics.
Fins J. On the lingua franca of clinical ethics. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2013, 24: 323-31. PMID: 24597419, DOI: 10.1086/jce201324402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingEthical TheoryEthics, ClinicalHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMedical FutilityPalliative CarePeriodicals as TopicPersonal AutonomyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Resuscitation OrdersTerminal CareTerminology as TopicWithholding TreatmentConceptsClinical ethicsJournal of Clinical EthicsLanguage of bioethicsLingua francaClinical ethicistsEthical analysisEthical reasonsEthicsLinguistic amalgamationCritical methodBioethicsAuthor commentsPalliative medicineWeak compositionEthicistsLanguageArgumentsPragmaticsAuthorsFoundingAnniversaryScienceDiscourseDecision makingInterdisciplinarity
2005
Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness
Fins J. Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness. Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 565-582. PMID: 16186050, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50040-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessClinical pragmatismBrain-damaged patientsBrain damageMystery of consciousnessDamaged patientsImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityAmerican pragmatic traditionBrain injuryProblem-solvingBrainMoral problem-solvingDisordersClinical contextHuman consciousnessConsciousnessImpaired consciousnessPragmaticsClinical careAversionSocietal contextSelfPalliative careResearch
2004
Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective
Miller F, Fins J. Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective. 2004, 123-140. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567219.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican philosophical pragmatismEthical judgmentsMoral principlesMoral normsPhilosophical pragmatismResearch ethicsAbsolute ruleEthical considerationsRelevant considerationsPragmatic perspectiveBrain researchTrials of pharmacological treatmentsPlacebo-controlled trialDeep brain stimulationBrain disordersPharmacological treatmentEthicsPragmaticsHuman subjectsJudgmentDisordersBrainConsiderationsComplex situationsNeurological disorders
2000
CLINICAL PRAGMATISM, ETHICS CONSULTATION, AND THE ELDERLY PATIENT
Fins J, Miller F. CLINICAL PRAGMATISM, ETHICS CONSULTATION, AND THE ELDERLY PATIENT. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2000, 16: 71-81. PMID: 10723619, DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Clinical pragmatism: bridging theory and practice.
Fins J, Miller F, Bacchetta M. Clinical pragmatism: bridging theory and practice. Kennedy Institute Of Ethics Journal 1998, 8: 37-42. PMID: 11656752, DOI: 10.1353/ken.1998.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Clinical pragmatism: a method of moral problem solving.
Fins J, Bacchetta M, Miller F. Clinical pragmatism: a method of moral problem solving. Kennedy Institute Of Ethics Journal 1997, 7: 129-45. PMID: 11654986, DOI: 10.1353/ken.1997.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatholicismChronic DiseaseClergyCommunicationConsensusDecision MakingDementiaDiagnosisEmotionsEthical AnalysisEthical TheoryEthicsEthics, ClinicalEthics, MedicalEuthanasia, PassiveFamilyHumansLife Support CareMarriageMental CompetencyMethodsPatient CarePatient Care PlanningPhilosophyPhysiciansPrinciple-Based EthicsProfessional-Family RelationsResuscitation OrdersSocial ValuesSpouses
1996
From indifference to goodness
Fins J. From indifference to goodness. Journal Of Religion And Health 1996, 35: 245-254. PMID: 11654980, DOI: 10.1007/bf02354954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAltruismBeneficenceCasuistryDecision MakingEmpathyEthical AnalysisEthical TheoryEthicsEthics, ClinicalEthics, MedicalFamilyHealth PersonnelHistoryHumanismHumansMedical FutilityMedicineNarrationNational SocialismPastoral CarePatient CarePhilosophyPolitical SystemsPrinciple-Based EthicsProfessional-Patient RelationsReligionSocial ValuesTruth DisclosureVirtuesWithholding Treatment
1995
Framing the Physician‐Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Active Euthanasia Debate: The Role of Deontology, Consequentialism, and Clinical Pragmatism
Fins J, Bacchetta M. Framing the Physician‐Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Active Euthanasia Debate: The Role of Deontology, Consequentialism, and Clinical Pragmatism. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 563-568. PMID: 7730541, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb06107.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research