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Is it OK for a doctor to prescribe a placebo for a hypochondriac patient? Do you owe your ailing sibling a part of your liver if they haven’t spoken to you in years? Does a person’s private diary count as a “found object” for an artist who makes “found art”? The Ethicist Randy Cohen has answers. Plus an excerpt from "Were We Misled", our debate on prewar intelligence, and David Kipen who disputes the auteur theory and argues that screenwriters are the dominant creative force in shaping a movie.
Misleading Indicators
an excerpt from WNYC's live event, "Were We Misled: A Debate on Pre-War Intelligence" featuring Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens and David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation and author of The Lies of George W. Bush
The Pen is Mightier than the Megaphone
David Kipen, film critic and author The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History (Melville House, 2006)
- dismantles the the auteur theory that directors are the driving force behind movies
» Schreiber Theory (Melville House)
Query Interesting
Randy Cohen, writer of "The Ethicist" column in The New York Times Magazine, on life's ethical dilemmas.
» "The Ethicist" in The New York Times Magazine
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