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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Torture: Rescue, Prevention, and Punishment

Kamm, F.M. "Torture: Rescue, Prevention, and Punishment." The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of War. Ed. Lazar, Seth, and Helen Frowe. Oxford University Press, 2016.

'Who Turned the Trolley?' and 'How Was the Trolley Turned?'

Kamm, Frances. "'Who Turned the Trolley?' and 'How Was the Trolley Turned?'." The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Ed. Mark Matheson. University of Utah Press, July 2014.

The Trolley Problem

Kamm, Frances. "The Trolley Problem." The International Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Hugh LaFollette. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

The Morality of Killing in War: Some Traditional and Nontraditional Views

Kamm, Frances. "The Morality of Killing in War: Some Traditional and Nontraditional Views." The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death. Ed. Ben Bradley, Fred Feldman, and Jens Johansson. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Rationing and the Disabled: Several Proposals

Kamm, Frances. "Rationing and the Disabled: Several Proposals." Rationing Health Care: Hard Choices and Unavoidable Trade-offs. Ed. Andre den Exter and Martin Buijsen. Maklu Publishers, 2012.

Responsibility and Terrorism

Kamm, Frances. "Responsibility and Terrorism." Action, Ethics, and Responsibility. Ed. Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke, and Harry S. Silverstein. MIT Press, 2010.

In Search of the Deep Structure of Morality

Kamm, Frances. In Search of the Deep Structure of Morality. Conversations on Ethics. Ed. Alex Voorhoeve. Oxford University Press, 2009, 15-42.

Discrimination, Disability and Irrelevant Goods

Kamm, Frances. "Discrimination, Disability and Irrelevant Goods." Disability and Disadvantage. Ed. Kimberley Brownlee and Adam Cureton. Oxford University Press, 2009.

What Is and Is Not Wrong with Enhancement

Kamm, Frances. What Is and Is Not Wrong with Enhancement. Human Enhancement. Ed. Julian Savulescu and Nick Bostrom. Oxford University Press, 2009, 91-131.

Moral Improvisation and New Obligations

Kamm, Frances. "Moral Improvisation and New Obligations." Nomos XLIX: Moral Universalism and Pluralism. Ed. Henry S. Richardson and Melissa S. Williams. New York University Press, 2008.

Should You Save This Child? Gibbard on Intuitions, Contractualism, and Strains of Commitment

Kamm, Frances. "Should You Save This Child? Gibbard on Intuitions, Contractualism, and Strains of Commitment." Reconciling Our Aims: In Search of Bases for Ethics. Ed. Allan Gibbard. Oxford University Press, 2008, 120-146.

Brody on Passive and Active Euthanasia.

Kamm, Frances. "Brody on Passive and Active Euthanasia." Pluralistic Casuistry: Moral Arguments, Economic Realities, and Political Theory. Ed. Mark J. Cherry and Ana Smith Iltis. Springer, 2007.

Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources.

Kamm, Frances. "Moral Issues in Rationing Scarce Resources." Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy. Ed. Laurence Thomas. Blackwell, 2007.

Ethical Issues in Munchausen Syndrome.

Kamm, Frances. "Ethical Issues in Munchausen Syndrome." Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics. Ed. Lory R. Frankel, Amnon Goldworth, Mary V. Rorty, and William A. Silverman. Cambridge University Press, June 2005, 67-79.

Ronald Dworkin on Abortion and Assisted Suicide.

Kamm, Frances. "Ronald Dworkin on Abortion and Assisted Suicide." Dworkin and His Critics. Ed. Justine Burley; with replies by Ronald M. Dworkin. Blackwell, 2004.

Deciding Whom to Help, Health-Adjusted Life Years, and Disabilities.

Kamm, Frances. "Deciding Whom to Help, Health-Adjusted Life Years, and Disabilities." Public Health, Ethics, and Equity. Ed. Sudhir Anand, Fabienne Peter, and Amartya Sen. Oxford University Press, 2004.

Harming Some to Save Others from the Nazis.

Kamm, Frances. "Harming Some to Save Others from the Nazis." Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust. Ed. Geoffrey Scarre and Eve Garrard. Ashgate, 2003.

Whether to Discontinue Nonfutile Use of a Scarce Resource.

Kamm, Frances. "Whether to Discontinue Nonfutile Use of a Scarce Resource." Rationing Sanity: Ethical Issues in Managed Mental Health Care. Ed. James Lindemann Nelson. Georgetown University Press, 2003, 55-78.