Auditorium Keynote

Cases, Narratives, and Interactive Multimedia: The Issue of Abortion in America

Dr. Robert Cavalier
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA

Abstract:

This presentation will explore the relation between case studies, story telling and multimedia. I will use a CD-ROM, "The Issue of Abortion in America" (Routledge, 1998), as an example of the convergence of these ideas. The discussion will connect classical casuistry (case-based moral reasoning), recent studies in cognitive science (on the role of narrative in human understanding), and interactive multimedia as a productive art. Taken together, and implemented in forms of digital media, these ideas allow us to explore ethical problems confronting modern medicine in ways that come close to the perplexing reality of real-world decision-making.

Benefit in Attending Session:

The presentation is focused on both the theoretical and practical aspects of interactive multimedia. The disc to be displayed and discussed is part of the award-winning Project THEORIA series from Carnegie Mellon's Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and can serve as a paradigm example of the use of technology in the teaching of medical ethics.

Robert Cavalier
CAAE
154 Baker Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
412/268-7643
Fax Number:
412/268-7640
rc2z@andrew.cmu.edu
http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/CAAE/Robert/Cavalier.html
 
Name Co-Author(s):
of the CD-ROM:
Preston Covey
Elizabeth Style
Andrew Thompson