50 Years of Philosophy and Medicine

“
50 Years
is both a milestone and a mirror of the Philosophy and Medicine series—marking 50 years of its significant contributions to bioethics and reflecting ongoing philosophical concerns that animate medicine and health care. … The volume’s strengths lie in its historical depth, thematic breadth, and reflexive orientation.  … For scholars and students in philosophy of medicine, bioethics, and related fields,
50 Years
is an indispensable resource.” (James A. Marcum, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, Vol. 47 (4), 2026)

Søren Holm holds degrees in Medicine and in Philosophy and Religious Studies as well as a PhD and a Dr.Med from the University of Copenhagen. He is currently a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Manchester and and Professor of Medical Ethics (part-time) at the University of Oslo. He served with Professor John Harris as co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics; was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2006 to 2012, and currently serves as Co-Editor in Chief of the Philosophy and Medicine book series.  

Lisa M. Rasmussen earned her PhD in Philosophy from Rice University; and is currently Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. One of Dr. Rasmussen’s main research areas is research ethics, particularly research misconduct and federal regulatory approaches to ethical issues in research. She is presently working on a book manuscript on unregulated human subject research, and serves as co-Editor in Chief  of the book series Philosophy and Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Accountability in Research .