American philosopher who has developed a basic goods theory of ethics and written on ancient medicine and Hippocratic ethics.
Basic Goods Imperative: agents are morally required to act according to a hierarchically ordered set of basic goods (life, food, shelter, etc.). Contributed to the study of ancient Greek medicine and its philosophical implications.
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