Biomedical Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Walter Glannon is Canada Research Chair in Medical Bioethics and Ethical Theory at the University of Calgary, where he is Associate Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Community Health Sciences. Biomedical Ethics is a brief philosophical introduction to the most important ethical questions and arguments in six areas of biomedicine: the patient-doctor relationship; medical research on humans; reproductive rights and technologies; genetics; medical decisions at the end of life; and the allocation of scarce medical resources. The topics cover both perennial ethical issues in medicine, such as doctors' duties to patients, and recent and emerging ethicalissues in scientific innovation, such as gene therapy and cloning. The scope of the book captures the historical, contemporary, and future-oriented flavor of these areas in a concise and accessible way, and is ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and introduction tobioethics. Contains recorded material that corresponds to the audio portion of the Student Activities Manual and reinforces pronunciation and listening skills.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Walter Glannon
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.09.2004
• EAN: 9780195144314
• ISBN: 978-0-19-514431-4
• Pages: 192
• Thèmes: Fundamentals of Philosophy (Pa; Fundamentals of Philosophy (Pa
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; MEDICAL / Ethics, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct