Historical Dictionary of Medical Ethics

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medical Ethics contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on ethical reasoning and its key components; medical ethics, professional medical ethics, and bioethics; and topics in clinical ethics.

List of contents

Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Reader's Note
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Laurence B. McCullough is Distinguished Emeritus Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He is also Adjunct Professor of Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Medical Ethics in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. In 2013 he received Baylor's highest teaching award, the Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., Presidential Award for Excellence in Education.

Summary

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medical Ethics contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on ethical reasoning and its key components; medical ethics, professional medical ethics, and bioethics; and topics in clinical ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence McCullough, Laurence B. McCullough, McCullough Laurence B.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781538114285
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1428-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series; Historical Dictionaries of Rel; Historical Dictionaries of Rel; Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MEDICAL / Dictionaries & Terminology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Dictionaries, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct