Righting Health Policy - Bioethics, Political Philosophy, and the Normative Justification of

In Righting Health Policy, MacDougall argues that bioethics has not developed the tools best suited for justifying health law and policy. Using Kant¿s practical philosophy as an example, he explores the promise of political philosophy for making normatively justified recommendations about health law and policy.

Table des matières

Chapter 1: The Political Tasks of Bioethics
Chapter 2: Bioethics and Its Political Philosophy Problem
Chapter 3: Bioethicists on Kant and the Legalization of Organ Markets
Chapter 4: Kantian Moral Theory and the Problem of Political Legitimacy
Chapter 5: Rights as the Basis for Political Legitimacy
Chapter 6: Government Authority and Morally Justifiable Coercion
Chapter 7: Kidney Markets and the Limits of Legitimacy
Chapter 8: Legal Standards of Informed Consent and the Authority of the State

A propos de l'auteur

D. Robert MacDougall is associate professor of philosophy at New York City College of Technology (CUNY).

Résumé

In Righting Health Policy, MacDougall argues that bioethics has not developed the tools best suited for justifying health law and policy. Using Kant’s practical philosophy as an example, he explores the promise of political philosophy for making normatively justified recommendations about health law and policy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: MacDougall D. Robert MacDougall, D. Robert MacDougall
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781498589970
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8997-0
• Pages: 254
• Thème: Revolutionary Bioethics
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; PHILOSOPHY / Political, MEDICAL / Health Policy, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Central / national / federal government policies, Medicolegal issues, Central government policies