Paul Ramsey (December 10, 1913 - February 29, 1988) was a professor of religion and a scholar of ethics, applied ethics, bio-ethics, medical ethics, Just War Theory, and Christian Ethics. Achieving prominence through his pioneering work in medical ethics, he wrote extensively about Christianity and its application to varied topics, reaching far beyond the borders of his native Methodist beliefs. His philosophy was extremely eclectic and drew from both Protestant as well as Catholic theology. He was strongly influenced by John Calvin and Martin Luther. December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the science (study) of morality. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right. ... Applied ethics takes a theory of ethics, such as utilitarianism, social contract theory, or deontology, and applies its major principles to a particular set of circumstances. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Medical ethics is the discipline of evaluating the merits, risks, and social concerns of activities in the field of medicine. ... What is a just war? The just war is an international law doctrine that postulates that a war can be just only if it satisfies a set of moral or legal rules. ... Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. ... Medical ethics is the discipline of evaluating the merits, risks, and social concerns of activities in the field of medicine. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as portrayed in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... John Calvin John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a prominent Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism. ... Martin Luther (originally Martin Luder or Martinus Luther) (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) was a German theologian and an Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Lutheran, Protestant and other Christian traditions (a broad movement composed of many congregations and church bodies). ...

He was born in Mendenhall, Mississippi and earned his B.A. from Millsaps College in 1935. He served on the Millsaps faculty from 1937 to 1939 and taught history and social sciences. Later he went on to earn his Ph.D. from Yale University Divinity School in the early 1940s. He secured a position at Princeton University and taught there until his death, by heart attack, in 1988. Mendenhall is a city located in Simpson County, Mississippi. ... Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi supported by the United Methodist Church. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected books by Paul Ramsey

• Basic Christian Ethics (1950) ISBN 0664253245
• The Patient as Person (1970) ISBN 0300093969
• Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control (1970) ISBN 0300013744
• The ethics of fetal research (A Yale fastback) (1975) ISBN 0300018797
• Deeds and Rules in Christian Ethics (1976) ISBN
• Ethics at the Legal Edges of Life (1980) ISBN 0300021410
• War and the Christian Conscience (1985) ISBN 0822303612
• Faith and Ethics: The Theology of H. Richard Niebuhr (1986) ISBN 084462778X
• Speak up for Just War or Pacifism (1988) ISBN 0271006390
• The Just War: Force and Political Responsibility (1992) ISBN 0742522326

Books about Paul Ramsey

• Politics, Medicine, and Christian ethics: a dialogue with Paul Ramsey (1973) ISBN 0800605004
• Love and Society: Essays in the Ethics of Paul Ramsey (1974) ISBN 0884201236
• Paul Ramsey's Political Ethics (1992) ISBN 0847676862
• The Essential Paul Ramsey (1994) ISBN 0300058152
• Tragedy, Tradition, Transformism: The Ethics of Paul Ramsey (1993) ISBN 0813387477
• Paul Ramsey's Ethics: The Power of 'Agape' in a Postmodern World (2000) ISBN 0275969886

See Also

• Just War Theory
• Medical Ethics
• Organ Donation
• List of philosophers
• Michael Walzer
• James Turner Johnson

What is a just war? The just war is an international law doctrine that postulates that a war can be just only if it satisfies a set of moral or legal rules. ... Medical ethics is the discipline of evaluating the merits, risks, and social concerns of activities in the field of medicine. ... Organ donation is the removal of specific tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting them into other persons. ... Philosophers (and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically: Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Pietro dAbano, (1250?-1316) Firmin Abauzit... Michael Walzer lecturing at the U.S. Naval Academy Michael Walzer (13 March 1935 - ) is a philosopher of society, politics, and ethics currently working as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Sources & external links

• Center for Bioethics and Culture: Who is Paul Ramsey?
• Paul Ramsey Collection of Applied Ethics at Millsasps College