Contemporary Issues in Bioethics

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Tom L. Beauchamp, LeRoy Walters
Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1989 - Medical - 655 pages
Now in its third edition, this extensive anthology continues to feature a wide range of contemporary ethical and social issues in the biomedical field. Contrasting views of all major bioethical subjects are presented in an easy to read format by medical, ethical and legal experts.

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Contents

Classical Ethical Theories
12
Major Ethical Principles
28
Ethics Law and Public Policy
34
Copyright

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About the author (1989)

A philosopher and writer in the field of biomedical ethics, Thomas Beauchamp was born in Austin, Texas. He was educated at Southern Methodist University, where he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees; at Yale University; and at Johns Hopkins, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1970. That same year Beauchamp joined the philosophy department at Georgetown University, becoming professor of philosophy in 1979. He also served as senior research scholar with the Center for Bioethics at Georgetown's Kennedy Institute. Beauchamp is an influential leader and teacher in the emerging field of biomedical ethics, which deals with the interrelationship of ethics and the complex technology of modern medicine. His concerns have embraced the philosophical and ethical dimensions of health care, therapeutic practice, and medical and biological research. His best known work, Principles of Biomedical Ethics (1979), was the first of an impressive series of studies he produced in the field of bioethics.

Bibliographic information

TitleContemporary Issues in Bioethics
EditorsTom L. Beauchamp, LeRoy Walters
Edition3
PublisherWadsworth Publishing Company, 1989
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJul 25, 2008
ISBN0534101828, 9780534101824
Length655 pages
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Medical / Ethics
  
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