Biomedical EthicsThis best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts of interest in medicine, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, and the rationing of health care. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies. |
Contents
Paul W Taylor Utilitarianism | 19 |
Fred Feldman Kants Ethical Theory 2 | 37 |
Paternalism in the PhysicianPatient Relationship | 51 |
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References to this book
Bioética: estudios de bioética racional Marciano Vidal García,Marciano Vidal No preview available - 1989 |