| Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Boyle, Joseph (Editor), Sumner, Leonard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802071392 ISBN-13: 9780802071392 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $39.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Medical | Ethics - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 174.2 |
| LCCN: 97123099 |
| Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.36" W x 8.98" (1.06 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional contexts of bioethics, addressing underlying concerns about the purposes of its practice. Included are extended analyses of such important issues as the conduct of clinical trials, euthanasia, justice in health care, the care of children, cosmetic surgery, and reproductive technologies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sumner, Leonard W.: - Leonard W. Sumner is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Boyle, Joseph: - Joseph Boyle is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Principal of St. Michael's College, and a member of the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto. |