Technical Triumphs and Moral Muddles
Authors: CHAUNCEY D. LEAKE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 September 1967Technical Triumphs and Moral MuddlesCHAUNCEY D. LEAKE, PH.D.CHAUNCEY D. LEAKE, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-3-43 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt would be presumptious of me to "challenge" the statements made by any of the distinguished participants in this important symposium on the ethical aspects of experimental studies on human subjects, arranged so well by my long-time friend Dr. Irving Wright. It is less aggressive and more relaxing to venture "comments" in amplification of what has been said so well.Frequent now are discussions of the moral problems confronting us as a result of our amazing technical achievements. From the awful consequences of nuclear weaponry to the details of human experimentation, we are seeking vigorously to find ways of resolving...References1. LEAKE CD: A triumph of organ-grafting technique and its moral problems (editorial). Minnesota Med. 48: 197, 1965. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. LEDERBERG J: A crisis in evolution. New Scientist 21: 212, 1964. Google Scholar3. ELKINTON JR: Moral problems in the use of borrowed organs, artificial and transplanted (editorial). Ann. Intern. Med. 60: 309, 1964. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SCRIBNER BH: Presidential Address: Ethical problems of using artificial organs to sustain human life. Trans. Amer. Soc. Artif. Intern. Organs 10: 209, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. LEAKE CD: Technical triumph and moral muddle, in Experience in Renal Transplantation, edited by STARZL, T. E. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1964, pp. 363-370. Google Scholar6. WOLSTENHOLMEO'CONNOR GEM (editors): Ethics in Medical Progress. Ciba Foundation Symposium. Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1966. Google Scholar7. LEAKE CD: Percival's Medical Ethics. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1927. Google Scholar8. FLETCHER J: Morals and Medicine. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1954. Google Scholar9. MACLEAN PD: The limbic system with respect to two basic life principles, in The Central Nervous System and Behavior, edited by BRAZIER, M. A. B. Transactions of the 2nd Conference, Feb. 22-25, 1959. The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, New York, 1959. Google Scholar10. FITE W: Individualism. Longmans, New York, 1911; The Examined Life. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1957. Google Scholar11. JAMES W: The Will to Believe. Longmans, New York, 1897. Google Scholar12. HUXLEYHUXLEY THJ: Touchstone for Ethics. Harper & Row, Inc., New York, 1947. Google Scholar13. HOLMES SJ: Life and Morals. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1948. Google Scholar14. WADDINGTON CH: Science and Ethics. Allen & Unwin, London, 1942. Google Scholar15. CONKLIN EG: Man, Real and Ideal. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1943. Google Scholar16. OTTO M: Science and the Moral Life. Mentor Books, New York, 1949. Google Scholar17. LEAKEROMANELL CDP: Can We Agree? University of Texas Press, Austin, 1950. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAuto-Experimentation 1 September 1967Volume 67, Issue 3_Part_2Page: 43-50 Issue Published: 1 September 1967 PDF DownloadLoading ...