Bioethics Beyond the Headlines
Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?
Bioethics Beyond the Headlines
Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?
Description
Bioethics asks fundamental questions. 'Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?' These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public's sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media-where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics-areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a 'primer' is not merely a first book-it should also 'prime' the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that.
Table of Contents
Part 2 Clinical Bioethics
Chapter 3 Defining Death
Chapter 4 Foregoing Life Support: The Quality of Life
Chapter 5 Autonomy of the Patient
Chapter 6 Euthanasia
Chapter 7 Organ Transplantation
Chapter 8 Assisted Reproduction
Chapter 9 Abortion
Part 10 Scientific Bioethics
Chapter 11 Research with Humans
Chapter 12 Genetics
Chapter 13 Neuroscience
Chapter 14 Cloning and Stem Cells Research
Part 15 The Wider World of Bioethics
Chapter 16 Bioethics and the Health Care System
Chapter 17 Cultural Bioethics
Chapter 18 Animal Ethics
Chapter 19 Environmental Ethics
Chapter 20 Conclusion
Chapter 21 Appendix A: Precis of Moral Philosophy
Chapter 22 Appendix B: Precis of History of Medical Ethics
Chapter 23 Appendix C: The Frankenstein Analogy
Chapter 24 Glossary
Chapter 25 Index
Product details
| Published | 31 Aug 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9798881873721 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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