Gregory Pence

Gregory E. Pence (born January 17, 1948) is an American philosopher.

This article is about the philosopher. For the Indiana politician, see Greg Pence.
Gregory Pence
Pence in 2022
Born
Gregory E. Pence

(1948-01-17) January 17, 1948
Washington D.C., U.S.
Alma materWilliam and Mary
New York University

Biography

He graduated cum laude with a B.A. from William and Mary and a Ph.D. from New York University, writing under visiting Australian bioethicist Peter Singer. Professor Pence taught a required course in bioethics for thirty-four years to 165 medical students at the University of Alabama School of Medicine.[1] In 2006, Samford University awarded him a Pellegrino Medal for achievement in medical ethics.[2] In 2011, he switched from teaching in the medical school to chairing the UAB Department of Philosophy, which he did from 2012 to 2018, after which he continued to be a professor in the department. In 1995, he began to direct, and continues to direct now, UAB's EMSAP (Early Medical School Acceptance Program).[1][3][4]

His well-known work defending human cloning has labeled him as a rebel in the scientific community.[5][6] Some critics, especially GreenPeace of Europe, consider him an apologist for the safety of GM foods.[7] As displayed in his many books on human cloning (Who's Afraid of Cloning, etc.), he is one of the few bioethicists who believes that human cloning should not be banned but rather accepted in modern society as a future tool for creating wanted children. In 2001, Pence testified before the US Congress against a bill that would have criminalized all aspects of human cloning.[8] His many books, and over 70 op-ed essays, explain his views about assisted reproduction, human cloning, and various topics in bioethics.[9]

In 2015, he was invited to write for "American National Biography" the official biography of agricultural pioneer Norman Borlaug, a strong defender of genetically modified food.[10]

His textbook, Medical Ethics,[11] one of the field's standards, was 28 years old in 2018 in its 8th edition[12] and will be in its 9th edition in 2020. At UAB, he won major teaching awards, including the Ingall's and President's.[13] He coached the UAB team that in 2010 won the national championship of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl.,[14] and UAB teams that won the national championship of the Bioethics Bowl in 2011 at Duke University,[15] in 2015 at Florida State University.[16] and in 2019 at the University of South Alabama.

His 2002 and 2020 tradebooks Designer Food and Overcoming Addiction were named Outstanding Academic Books by CHOICE magazine.[17] In 2019, his university awarded him its Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction.[18]

Publications

Books

Pence has authored the following books:

  • Pence, Gregory (2021). Pandemic Bioethics. Broadview Press, Calgary, Canada. ISBN 9781554815210.
  • Pence, Gregory (2020). Overcoming Addiction: Seven Inperfect Solutions and the End of American's Greatest Epidemic. Lanham,MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-3503-7.
  • Pence, Gregory (2017). Medical Ethics: Accounts of Ground-Breaking Cases in Medical Ethics, 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781259907944.
  • Pence, Gregory (2016). What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black. Dallas, Texas: Ben Bella Books. ISBN 9781942952343.
  • Pence, Gregory (2015). Medical Ethics: Accounts of Ground-Breaking Cases in Medical Ethics, 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780078038457.
  • Pence, Gregory (2012). How to Build a Better Human: An Ethical Blueprint. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9781442217621.
  • Pence, Gregory (2011). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Define Medical Ethics, 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780073407494.
  • Pence, Gregory (2008). Medical Ethics: Accounts of Ground-Breaking Cases, 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780073535739.
  • Pence, Gregory (2007). The Elements of Bioethics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780073132778.
  • Pence, Gregory (2004). Cloning After Dolly: Who's Still Afraid?. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0742534081.
  • Pence, Gregory (2004). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Have Shaped Medical Ethics, 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0072829354.
  • Pence, Gregory (2002). Designer Food: Mutant Harvest or Breadbasket of the World?. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0742508390.
  • Pence, Gregory (2000). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Have Shaped Medical Ethics, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0073039861.
  • Pence, Gregory (2000). Re-Creating Medicine: Ethical Issues at the Frontiers of Medicine. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0847696901.
  • Pence, Gregory (1998). Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0847687821.
  • Pence, Gregory (1995). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Have Shaped Medical Ethics, 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0070380945.
  • Pence, Gregory (1990). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of the Cases that Have Shaped Medical Ethics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0070380929.
  • Pence, Gregory (1990). Ethical Options in Medicine. Oradell,NJ: Medical Economics Books. ISBN 0874892333.

He has co-authored one book with G. Lynn Stephens:

He has edited four books, the first one below being a collection of his op-eds in newspapers and magazines:

Representative Op-Ed Essays:


See also

References
  1. "Pence". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. Wimberly, Mary. "Satcher, Veatch, Dean Receive Pellegrino Medals; Satcher Examines Health Disparities". Samford.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. "Preparing for Success: Early Medical School Acceptance Program Nears 30". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. "Physician, Be Thyself". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. Campbell, Courtney (March 2004). "Brave New Bioethics by Gregory E. Pence, Review". Politics and the Life Sciences. 23 (1): 73–75. doi:10.2990/1471-5457(2004)23[73:GEPBNB]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4236737. S2CID 146169981.
  6. Retro Report. "Dolly the Sheep: A Controversial Clone". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "Gregory Pence, AgBioView and the huckster parade". Gmwatch.eu/. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. "Issues Raised by Human Cloning, Congressional Hearing". Gpo.gov. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. "GregoryPence: Bioethicist, Author, Speaker". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "Borlaug, Norman Ernest". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  11. "Medical Ethics". McGraw-HIll Books. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. Sutton, Marie. "UAB professor's textbook still published after quarter of a century". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  13. "Pence, Gregory". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  14. "UAB Ethics Bowl Team wins first national championship". Uab.edu. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  15. Sutton, Marie. "UAB bioethics team wins national title". Uab.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  16. Westry, Tiffany. "UAB bioethics team claims national title". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  17. "Pence's book named an outstanding title by Choice".
  18. "Pence awarded renowned Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction".
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