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Bioethics Oxford Readings in Philosophy Series

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateur : Harris John

Couverture de l’ouvrage Bioethics
The Oxford Readings in Philosophy series brings together important recent writing in major areas of philosophical enquiry, selected from a variety of sources which may not be conveniently available to the university student or general reader. In this volume, John Harris presents the examples of the very best philosophical writing in bioethics from an internationally renowned list of contributors; authors featured include Peter Singer, Helga Kuhse, Tom Beauchamp, Ruth Macklin, and Ronald Dworkin. The book begins with a substantial overview by John Harris, looking at the evolution and nature of bioethics, contemporary debates, and introduces each of the pieces included, setting them in their academic context. Organized thematically, the volume covers the beginnings of life, end of life, value of life, quality of life, future generations, and professional ethics. It is a wide-ranging volume that covers the broad spectrum of the major topics in bioethics, and its clear and accessible approach makes it essential reading for all students of bioethics.
John Harris: Introduction, Beginnings of Life, 1: Judith Jarvis Thompson: A Defence of Abortion, 2: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer: Killing and Letting Die, 3: Warren Quinn: Abortion: Identity and Loss, End of Life, 4: Daniel Callahan: Terminating Life-Sustaining Treatment of the Demented, 5: Ruth Macklin: Which Way Down the Slippery Slope? Nazi Medical Killing and Euthanaisa Today, 6: Allen Buchanan: Advance Directives and the Personal Identity Problem, The Value of Life, 7: Ronald Dworkin: Life's Dominion, 8: Eric Rakowski: Taking and Saving Lives, Allocation of Scarce Resources and Quality of Life, 9: Norman Daniels: Health Care Needs and Distributive Justice, 10: John Harris: What is the Good of Health Care?, 11: Derek Parfit: Equality or Priority, 12: Dan Brock: Quality of Life Measures in Health Care and Medical Ethics, Future Generations, 13: Jonathan Glover: Future People, Disability and Screening, 14: Jeff McMahan: Wrongful Life: Paradoxes in the Morality of Causing People to Exist, Professional Ethics, 15: T.L.Beauchamp: Principalism and its Alleged Competitors, 16: Soren Holm: Not Just Autonomy - the Principles of American Biomedical Ethics, 17: Raanan Gillon: Telling the Truth, Confidentiality, Consent and Respect for Autonomy, Notes on Contributors, Select Bibliography, Index of Names
John Harris is the Sir David Alliance Professor of Bioethics, and Research Director for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester
  • Much needed volume bringing together key pieces on bioethics, offering a stimulating and accessible introduction to the subject
  • Substantial overview by editor looks at the evolution and nature of bioethics, contemporary developments, and introduces each of the papers included in the volume
  • Thematically organized to cover all aspects of bioethics: beginnings of life, end of life, value of life, quality of life, future generations, and professional ethics.
  • Authors featured include Peter Singer, Tom Beauchamp, Ruth Macklin, and Ronald Dworkin.
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