Story of Bioethics - From Seminal Works to Contemporary Explorations

Klappentext A collection that is based on the notion that the future of bioethics is inseparable from its past. It features a number of the pioneers in bioethics who reflect on their early work and how they fit into the past and future of bioethics. It provides a broad overview of the history and the state of the field. Zusammenfassung A collection that is based on the notion that the future of bioethics is inseparable from its past. It features a number of the pioneers in bioethics who reflect on their early work and how they fit into the past and future of bioethics. It provides a broad overview of the history and the state of the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Eran P. Klein and Jennifer K. Walter Part One: Theories in Bioethics1. From Medical Ethics to a Moral Philosophy of the Professions Edmund D. Pellegrino 2. The Origins! Goals! and Core Commitments of The Belmont Report and Principles of Biomedical Ethics Tom L. Beauchamp 3. Principles of Biomedical Ethics: Reflections on a Work in Progress James F. Childress 4. Revisiting A Theory of Medical Ethics: Main Themes and Anticipated Changes Robert M. Veatch 5. The Foundations of Bioethics: Rethinking the Meaning of Morality H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. Part Two: Moral Theology in Bioethics6. The Catholic Moral Tradition in Bioethics Charles E. Curran 7. Richard A. McCormick! SJ's "To Save or Let Die: The Dilemma of Modern Medicine" Lisa Sowle Cahill 8. Contending Images of the Healer in an Era of Turnstile Medicine William F. May Part Three: Boundaries and Issues of Inclusion in Bioethics9. Shaping and Mirroring the Field: The Encyclopedia of Bioethics Warren T. Reich 10. The Dangers of Difference! Revisited Patricia A. King Afterword: The Birth and Youth of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics LeRoy Walters Index

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer K. Walter MD, Jennifer K. Klein Walter
• Assisted by: Eran P. Klein (Editor), Jennifer K. Walter (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2003
• EAN: 9780878401383
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-138-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Ethics, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Bioethics, Bio-ethics, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct