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Informationen zum Autor Baruch A. Brody is the Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a professor of philosophy at Rice University and director of the Ethics program at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. He is the author of The Ethics of Biomedical Research: An International Perspective and Life and Death Decision Making. Klappentext Baruch A. Brody is a pioneer in the theory of pluralistic casuistry, the idea that there are almost as many facets to moral choices as there are cases that call for choices. Taking Issue, new in paperback, does indeed thoughtfully "take issue" with conventional bioethical wisdom. Often seen as controversial, Brody's views are firmly held and convincingly argued-all of which have led him to be one of the most widely discussed and highly admired bioethicists of our time. He argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia, for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death, and for the right of providers to unilaterally discontinue life support. He shows support for the waiving of the requirement of informed consent for some research, for the widespread use of animals in research, and for the use of placebos in many international clinical trails. Taking Issue will rigorously challenge anyone interested in medical ethics, bioethics, and the philosophy of medicine. Zusammenfassung Taking the theory of pluralistic casuistry with conventional bioethical wisdom! this title challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics. It argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia! and for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Methodology 1. Pluralistic Moral Theory2. Intuitions and Objective Moral Knowledge3. Assessing Empirical Research in Bioethics Part II. Research Ethics 4. Research Ethics: International Perspectives5. The Ethics of Controlled Clinical Trials6. In Cases of Emergency! No Need for Consent7. Making Informed Consent Meaningful8. When Are Placebo Controlled Trials No Longer Appropriate?9. Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials in Developing Countries10. The New Declaration of Helsinki May Be Dangerous to the Health of Developing Countries11. Defending Animal Research: An International Perspective Part III. Clinical Ethics 12. Withdrawl of Treatment versus Killing of Patients13. Special Ethical Issues in the Management of Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) Patients14. The Role of Futility in Health Care Reform15. How Much of the Brain Must Be Dead? Part IV. Jewish Medical Ethics 16. Jewish Reflections on Life and Death Decision Making17. A Historical Introduction to Jewish Casuistry on Suicide and Euthanasia18. The Use of Halakhik Material in Discussions of Medical Ethics Index ...
