Susan Sherwin Wins Killam Prize
A recent example is the award to Dalhousie University philosopher Dr. Susan Sherwin of the Killam Prize for her work in feminist bioethics.
Sherwin says being awarded the $100,000 Killam Prize is simply overwhelming. I'm deeply honoured,' she said in an interview. 'The only way I can make sense of it is that it is a recognition of the importance of the whole field of work that I engage in.'Dalhousie's Department of Bioethics has exploded along with others in Canada, home to Canada Research Chair in bioethics holder Francoise Baylis , Nuala Kenny, and lots of other smart people, as well as a number of interesting and well funded projects in areas as diverse as neuroethics - for which there is basically no funding in the U.S. - and developing world bioethics.But that field, feminist bioethics, is one she largely pioneered. Combining her interests in feminist philosophy and health-care ethics, Ms. Sherwin's 1992 book, No Longer Patient: Feminist Ethics and Health Care, was the first to consider the subject.