| Values in Medicine: What Are We Really Doing to Patients? Contributor(s): Evans, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415424690 ISBN-13: 9780415424691 Publisher: Routledge Cavendish OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume is filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments. Accessibly written, it provides readers with a timely contribution to the current literature on medical ethics, in which the concept of subjectivity is a key issue characterizing current medical humanities. Examining the critical assumption that scientifically-demonstrable facts will remove all uncertainty, the author argues that ethical dimensions of clinical practice do not always arise from undisputed facts, but that they are sometimes to be found at the level of the determinations of the facts themselves. Firmly placing the patient back on centre stage, without underestimating the crucial role which science plays in modern medicine, this volume is an excellent account of ethics and science in healthcare and their proper place in assessing and meeting peoples health needs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.2 |
| LCCN: 2007025734 |
| Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.39" W x 9.13" (0.81 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume is filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments. Accessibly written, it provides readers with a timely contribution to the current literature on medical ethics, in which the concept of subjectivity is a key issue characterizing current medical humanities. Examining the critical assumption that scientifically-demonstrable facts will remove all uncertainty, the author argues that ethical dimensions of clinical practice do not always arise from undisputed facts, but that they are sometimes to be found at the level of the determinations of the facts themselves. Firmly placing the patient back on centre stage, without underestimating the crucial role which science plays in modern medicine, this volume is an excellent account of ethics and science in healthcare and their proper place in assessing and meeting people's health needs. |