The Ends of Human Life - Medical Ethics in a Liberal Polity

Ezekiel Emanuel, trained as both a physician and a political theorist, rejects the claim that most of todays dilemmas of medical ethics are created by advances in medical technology. He maintains that the seemingly endless debates are the inevitable consequence of liberal political values. He proposes an alternative ideology, a liberal communitarianism that imagines a federation of political communities dedicated to democratic deliberations to guide the formulation of laws and policies.

Summary

Many debates on ethical issues in medicine have not been resolved. This text claims that the debates are the result of liberal political values. It proposes an alternative ideology, a communitarianism with a federation of political communities to guide the formulation of laws.

Product details

• Authors: Ezekiel J. Emanuel
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.1998
• EAN: 9780674253261
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25326-1
• Weight: 463 g
• Illustrations: 5 tables
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Political Ideologies, MEDICAL / Ethics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Political ideologies and movements