Medicine and Moral Reasoning

Zusammenfassung A collection of essays bringing a range of perspectives on the nature of moral reasoning in medical ethics. 'Many of the essays will become compulsory reading both for moral philosophers and for medical students and those responsible for introducing Ethics into clinical teaching.' Mary Warnock Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: diverse ethics K. W. M. Fulford, Grant R. Gillett and Janet M. Soskice; 2. Darwinism and ethics Mary Midgley; 3. Creation and relation Janet M. Soskice; 4. Embryo experimentation: public policy in a pluralist society Richard M. Hare; 5. Ethical considerations in genetic testing: an empirical study of presymptomatic diagnosis of Huntington's disease Jason Brandt; 6. Identity matters Michael Lockwood; 7. The virtues in a professional setting William F. May; 8. Medical ethics, moral philosophy and moral tradition Thomas H. Murray; 9. Roman suicide Miriam Griffin; 10. Women and children first Grant R. Gillett; 11. Moral uncertainty and human embryo experimentation Graham M. Oddie; 12. Morality: invention or discovery? James O. Urmson; 13. Quality of life and health care Roger Crisp; 14. Dependency: the foundational value in medical ethics Alastair V. Campbell; 15. Not more medical ethics K. W. M. Fulford; Index.

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• Authors: K. W. M. Fulford, K. W. M. Gillett Fulford, Janet Martin Soskice
• Assisted by: K. W. M. Fulford (Editor), Grant Gillett (Editor), Grant R. Gillett (Editor), Janet Martin Soskice (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.1994
• EAN: 9780521459464
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45946-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General