Parr Center | Bioethics Joint Lecture Series: Tom Murray

Thomas H. Murray was formerly the director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, where he was also the Susan E. Watson Professor of Bioethics. He serves on many editorial boards and has testified before many Congressional committees on the subject of bioethics. Among other current posts, he serves as an international expert advisor to Singapore’s Bioethics Advisory Committee and vice-chair of Charity Navigator. He has been president of the Society for Health and Human Values and of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities.

Dr. Murray is the author or editor of several books and more than 250 other publications. His most recent book is Good Sport: Why Our Games Matter — and How Doping Undermines Them, published in 2018. This talk focuses on doping in sports and the ethical issues it to both society at large and the athletes participating in this dangerous activity.