2016
The historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text
Adams Z, Fins J. The historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text. Journal Of The History Of The Neurosciences 2016, 26: 140-153. PMID: 27295518, DOI: 10.1080/0964704x.2016.1184074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent vegetative stateHistorical originsEarly-twentieth centuriesClassical scholarshipOriginal GreekAristotle’s treatisesAristotle’s definitionXavier BichatVegetative stateTheory of MindReception studiesMedical nosologyAristotleReceived wisdomPhrasesBichatAntiquityNineteenthGreekTreatisesCenturyEtymologyClassicsOriginScholarshipIn Remembrance, with Thanks to Voltaire
Fins J. In Remembrance, with Thanks to Voltaire. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2016, 25: 108-110. PMID: 26788951, DOI: 10.1017/s096318011500033x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
In Praise of the Humanities in Academic Medicine
Fins J, Pohl B, Doukas D. In Praise of the Humanities in Academic Medicine. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2013, 22: 355-364. PMID: 23930711, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180113000200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic Medical CentersBioethicsClinical CompetenceEducation, MedicalEmpathyFaculty, MedicalHistoryHumanitiesHumansLanguageLiteratureMetaphorOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SimulationPhilosophyPhysician-Patient RelationsProfessional CompetenceResearch Support as TopicSchools, MedicalSocial ValuesWriting
2006
Iberian Influences on Pan-American Bioethics: Bringing Don Quixote to Our Shores
DEL POZO P, FINS J. Iberian Influences on Pan-American Bioethics: Bringing Don Quixote to Our Shores. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2006, 15: 225-238. PMID: 16862924, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180106060294.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1998
Approximation and Negotiation: Clinical Pragmatism and Difference
FINS J. Approximation and Negotiation: Clinical Pragmatism and Difference. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 1998, 7: 68-76. PMID: 9523042, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180198701070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to DeathBrain DeathBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolConsensusCultural DiversityCultureDissent and DisputesEthics, ClinicalEthics, MedicalFamilyFemaleGlioblastomaGroup ProcessesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMedulloblastomaMoralsNegotiatingPatient Acceptance of Health CarePhilosophyReligionSecularismSocial ValuesTrustUnited States
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 TreatmentClinical pragmatism: John Dewey and clinical ethics.
Miller F, Fins J, Bacchetta M. Clinical pragmatism: John Dewey and clinical ethics. Journal Of Contemporary Health Law And Policy 1996, 13: 27-51. PMID: 9068236.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1994
Encountering diversity: Medical ethics and pluralism
Fins J. Encountering diversity: Medical ethics and pluralism. Journal Of Religion And Health 1994, 33: 23-27. PMID: 11659797, DOI: 10.1007/bf02354496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBioethical IssuesBioethicsCultural DiversityDecision MakingEthicsEthics, MedicalEuthanasia, PassiveFamilyFreedomHome Care ServicesHumansIntensive Care UnitsJewsJudaismLife Support CareNarrationPersonal AutonomyPhilosophyPhysician-Patient RelationsReligionSecularismSocial ValuesTerminally IllThird-Party ConsentUnited StatesVentilators, MechanicalWithholding Treatment