Companion to Bioethics

Kuhse Helga Singer Peter A.
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk

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Kuhse Helga
Singer Peter A.

Biographical note

Helga Kuhse is Adjunct Research Associate, School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University, Australia. She is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 150 professional articles and some 15 books, including Bioethics: An Anthology (co-edited with Peter Singer, second edition, Blackwell, 2006). Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than forty books, including Animal Liberation (first published in 1975), widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement, Practical Ethics (Third Edition, 2011), In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave (Blackwell, 2005), The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature (co-edited with Renata Singer, Blackwell, 2004) and The Life You Can Save (2009). He was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics, and in 2005, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Companion to Bioethics

Kuhse Helga Singer Peter A.
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk
Kuhse Helga Singer Peter A.
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This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.* Thematically organized around an unparalleled range of issues, including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations, AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, and teaching* Now includes new essays on currently controversial topics such as cloning and genetic enhancement* Topics are clearly and compellingly presented by internationally renowned bioethicists* A detailed index allows the reader to find terms and topics not listed in the titles of the essays themselves
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This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.
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List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Part I Introduction. 1 What Is Bioethics? A Historical Introduction (Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer). Part II Questions About Bioethics. 2 Ethical Theory and Bioethics (James Rachels). 3 Culture and Bioethics (Segun Gbadegesin). 4 Gender and Bioethics (Jan Crosthwaite). 5 Religion and Bioethics (Eric Gregory). 6 Law and Bioethics (Wibren van der Burg). Part III Ethical Approaches. 7 A Principle-based Approach (James F. Childress). 8 Exceptionless Rule Approaches (Joseph Boyle). 9 A Utilitarian Approach (R. M. Hare). 10 A Virtue Ethics Approach (Justin Oakley). 11 A Care Approach (Rita C. Manning). 12 A Case Approach (John D. Arras). Part IV Before Birth: Issues Involving Embryos and Fetuses. 13 Personhood (Michael Tooley). 14 Abortion (Mary Anne Warren). 15 Mother-Fetus Conflict (Bonnie Steinbock). Part V Issues In Reproduction. 16 Population (Margaret Pabst Battin). 17 Assisted Reproduction, Prenatal Testing, and Sex Selection (Laura M. Purdy). 18 Cloning (Gregory Pence). Part VI The New Genetics. 19 Gene Therapy (Ruth Chadwick). 20 Genetic Enhancement (Julian Savulescu). 21 Creating and Patenting New Life Forms (Nils Holtug). 22 Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Screening (Angus Clarke). Part VII Life and Death Issues. 23 Medical Decisions at the End of Life (Dan W. Brock). 24 Severely Disabled Newborns (Eike-Henner W. Kluge). 25 Death, Brain Death, and Persistent Vegetative State (Jeff McMahan). 26 Advance Directives (Alexander Morgan Capron). 27 Voluntary Euthanasia, Suicide, and Physician-assisted Suicide (Brian Stoffell). 28 The Slippery Slope Argument (Govert den Hartogh). Part VIII Resource Allocation. 29 Deciding Between Patients (John Harris). 30 Society's Allocation of Resources for Health (Daniel Wikler and Sarah Marchand). 31 Is There a Right to Health Care and, If So, What Does It Encompass? (Norman Daniels). Part IX Organ Donations. 32 A World of Transferable Parts (Janet Radcliffe Richards). Part X Global Health-care Issues. 33 Global Health Responsibilities (Christopher Lowry and Udo Schuklenk). 34 Developing World Challenges (Udo Schuklenk, Michael Kottow, and Peter A. Sy). 35 Global Pharmaceutical Markets (Kevin Outterson and Donald W. Light). 36 Infectious Disease (Michael J. Selgelid). 37 AIDS as a Global Health Emergency (Udo Schuklenk). Part XI Experimentation With Humans and Animals. 38 Research Involving Human Beings (Florencia Luna and Ruth Macklin). 39 Regulating Experimentation in Research and Medical Practice (Paul Ulhas Macneill). 40 Research Using Preimplantation Human Embryos (Mary Warnock and Peter Braude). 41 The Moral Status of Animals and Their Use As Experimental Subjects (Bernard E. Rollin). PART XII Ethical Issues in the Practice of Health Care. 42 Confidentiality (Raanan Gillon and Daniel K. Sokol). 43 Truth-telling (Roger Higgs). 44 Informed Consent and Patient Autonomy (Robert Young). 45 Patients Doubtfully Capable or Incapable of Consent (Carl Elliott). 46 Ethics in Nursing Practice (Janet L. Storch). 47 Global Trends in Nursing Ethics (Verena Tschudin). Part XIII The Teaching and Practice of Bioethics. 48 Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultants (Jonathan D. Moreno). 49 Teaching Ethics in the Health Professions (Lynn Gillam). Index.
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This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.* Thematically organized around an unparalleled range of issues, including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations, AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, and teaching* Now includes new essays on currently controversial topics such as cloning and genetic enhancement* Topics are clearly and compellingly presented by internationally renowned bioethicists* A detailed index allows the reader to find terms and topics not listed in the titles of the essays themselves
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This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.
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List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Part I Introduction. 1 What Is Bioethics? A Historical Introduction (Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer). Part II Questions About Bioethics. 2 Ethical Theory and Bioethics (James Rachels). 3 Culture and Bioethics (Segun Gbadegesin). 4 Gender and Bioethics (Jan Crosthwaite). 5 Religion and Bioethics (Eric Gregory). 6 Law and Bioethics (Wibren van der Burg). Part III Ethical Approaches. 7 A Principle-based Approach (James F. Childress). 8 Exceptionless Rule Approaches (Joseph Boyle). 9 A Utilitarian Approach (R. M. Hare). 10 A Virtue Ethics Approach (Justin Oakley). 11 A Care Approach (Rita C. Manning). 12 A Case Approach (John D. Arras). Part IV Before Birth: Issues Involving Embryos and Fetuses. 13 Personhood (Michael Tooley). 14 Abortion (Mary Anne Warren). 15 Mother-Fetus Conflict (Bonnie Steinbock). Part V Issues In Reproduction. 16 Population (Margaret Pabst Battin). 17 Assisted Reproduction, Prenatal Testing, and Sex Selection (Laura M. Purdy). 18 Cloning (Gregory Pence). Part VI The New Genetics. 19 Gene Therapy (Ruth Chadwick). 20 Genetic Enhancement (Julian Savulescu). 21 Creating and Patenting New Life Forms (Nils Holtug). 22 Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Screening (Angus Clarke). Part VII Life and Death Issues. 23 Medical Decisions at the End of Life (Dan W. Brock). 24 Severely Disabled Newborns (Eike-Henner W. Kluge). 25 Death, Brain Death, and Persistent Vegetative State (Jeff McMahan). 26 Advance Directives (Alexander Morgan Capron). 27 Voluntary Euthanasia, Suicide, and Physician-assisted Suicide (Brian Stoffell). 28 The Slippery Slope Argument (Govert den Hartogh). Part VIII Resource Allocation. 29 Deciding Between Patients (John Harris). 30 Society's Allocation of Resources for Health (Daniel Wikler and Sarah Marchand). 31 Is There a Right to Health Care and, If So, What Does It Encompass? (Norman Daniels). Part IX Organ Donations. 32 A World of Transferable Parts (Janet Radcliffe Richards). Part X Global Health-care Issues. 33 Global Health Responsibilities (Christopher Lowry and Udo Schuklenk). 34 Developing World Challenges (Udo Schuklenk, Michael Kottow, and Peter A. Sy). 35 Global Pharmaceutical Markets (Kevin Outterson and Donald W. Light). 36 Infectious Disease (Michael J. Selgelid). 37 AIDS as a Global Health Emergency (Udo Schuklenk). Part XI Experimentation With Humans and Animals. 38 Research Involving Human Beings (Florencia Luna and Ruth Macklin). 39 Regulating Experimentation in Research and Medical Practice (Paul Ulhas Macneill). 40 Research Using Preimplantation Human Embryos (Mary Warnock and Peter Braude). 41 The Moral Status of Animals and Their Use As Experimental Subjects (Bernard E. Rollin). PART XII Ethical Issues in the Practice of Health Care. 42 Confidentiality (Raanan Gillon and Daniel K. Sokol). 43 Truth-telling (Roger Higgs). 44 Informed Consent and Patient Autonomy (Robert Young). 45 Patients Doubtfully Capable or Incapable of Consent (Carl Elliott). 46 Ethics in Nursing Practice (Janet L. Storch). 47 Global Trends in Nursing Ethics (Verena Tschudin). Part XIII The Teaching and Practice of Bioethics. 48 Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultants (Jonathan D. Moreno). 49 Teaching Ethics in the Health Professions (Lynn Gillam). Index.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780470670781
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
640

Forfatter
Kuhse Helga
Singer Peter A.

Biographical note

Helga Kuhse is Adjunct Research Associate, School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University, Australia. She is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 150 professional articles and some 15 books, including Bioethics: An Anthology (co-edited with Peter Singer, second edition, Blackwell, 2006). Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than forty books, including Animal Liberation (first published in 1975), widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement, Practical Ethics (Third Edition, 2011), In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave (Blackwell, 2005), The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature (co-edited with Renata Singer, Blackwell, 2004) and The Life You Can Save (2009). He was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics, and in 2005, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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