Fifty years of leadership
in ethics for a complex world.

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University helped to invent the field of bioethics, beginning a tradition of creative leadership in practical ethics that continues into the twenty-first century.

KIE Senior Scholar Founds The Journal of Philosophy of Disability

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics celebrates the inaugural issue of The Journal of Philosophy of Disability (JPD), released Thursday, November 18th.

November 4, 2021

Bioethics Research Library Awarded Institute of Museums and Library Services Grant

The Bioethics Research Library of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics was awarded an Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) grant.

October 8, 2021

Call for Applications: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Chair in Bioethics

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics (KIE) at Georgetown University is seeking an outstanding scholar to fill the Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Chair in Bioethics.

September 28, 2021

Call for Applications: Assistant Professor of Bioethics

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor or recent associate professor position in empirical approaches to bioethics.

September 16, 2021

KIE Senior Scholar John Keown Publishes Play

Dr. John Keown, KIE Senior Research Scholar and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics, recently published a new play entitled Babydoctor: The Trial of Dr. William Clifford.

August 27, 2021

KIE Announces New Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics (KIE) is pleased to announce that Maggie Little, BPhil, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Senior Research Scholar at the KIE, and Director of the Ethics Lab, has been named recipient of the Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair.