Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives - Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland. Klappentext Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives. Zusammenfassung Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I: A CRITIQUE OF MAINSTREAM MEDICAL ETHICS Technical Language and Ordinary Language? Ethical Reasoning and Perception PART II - MATTERS OF BIRTH AND LIFE The Place of Pregnancy and Birth in Human Lives The Clash of Perspectives The Abortion Debates The Shape of Life PART III: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH The Problem of Suicide Making Sense of Dementia Human Bodies The Euthanasia Debates The Euthanasia Debate(s) Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C. Cowley, Christopher Cowley
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.11.2007
• EAN: 9780230506909
• ISBN: 978-0-230-50690-9
• Pagine: 219
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; B, Ethics, Medicine: general issues, Ethics & moral philosophy, Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, ethics;euthanasia;Medical Ethics