Ethics Across Cultures with PowerWeb: Ethics
Michael C. Brannigan is the Leader of Clinical and Organizational Ethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics, based in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Ethics as well as Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at La Roche College.  Along with numerous scholarly articles on ethics, Asian thought, and cross-cultural studies, his books include Cross-Cultural Biotechnology, Healthcare Ethics in a Diverse Society, Ethical Issues in Human Cloning, Striking a Balance: A Primer in Traditional Asian Values, and The Pulse of Wisdom: The Philosophies of India, China, and Japan.  Born in Fukuoka, Japan, and raised in Newport, Rhode Island, he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy and M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Leuven, Belgium.  He has lectured widely on ethics, applied ethics, and intercultural perspectives, and has received various national and international awards.  His other interests include athletics, music, and the martial arts.  He and his wife Brooke, and their affably eccentric dog Seamus, are still discovering the richness of America’s Heartland.