| Bioethics and Moral Content: National Traditions of Health Care Morality: Papers Dedicated in Tribute to Kazumasa Hoshino Contributor(s): Engelhardt Jr, H. Tristram (Editor), Rasmussen, L. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048156580 ISBN-13: 9789048156580 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 174.2 |
| Series: Philosophy and Medicine / Asian Studies in Bioethics and the |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 306 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is there only one bioethics? Is a global bioethics possible? Or, instead, does one encounter a plurality of bioethical approaches shaped by local cultural and national traditions? Some thirty years ago a field of applied ethics emerged under the rubric bioethics'. Little thought was given at the time to the possibility that this field bore the imprint of a particular American set of moral commitments. This volume explores the plurality of moral perspectives shaping bioethics. It is inspired by Kazumasa Hoshino's critical reflections on the differences in moral perspectives separating Japanese and American bioethics. The essays include contributions from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Texas, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. The volume offers a rich perspective of the range of approaches to bioethics. It brings into question whether there is unambiguously one ethics for bioethics to apply. |