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"With a ""big tent"" understanding of bioethics, this dictionary provides definitions of 755 important terms drawn from a wide variety of contexts: medicine, nursing, behavioral health, forensic science, research ethics, public safety, social work, and epidemiology, on the one hand; bioethics, ethics, law, history, philosophy, and theology, on the other. Bioethical approaches (such as Principlism) and ethical categories (Fallibilism) are given their due, as are the major theoretical orientations (Feminist Bioethics). Terms from outside the USA, especially the UK, are in evidence. Many Greek and a few Latin equivalents are provided; for example, ""cloning (κλών = twig or branch)."" Cross references abound. That's Part 1. Part 2 offers single-paragraph introductions, 95 in all, to Historical Figures from a number of fields: medicine and nursing, dentistry and pharmacy, certainly; but there are also philosophers, scientists, environmentalists, public health pioneers, noteworthy psychologists and psychiatrists--along with many others. The religions are not neglected: important Christian thinkers are represented along with nine famous clinicians from the Islamic Golden Age. This resource offers the definitions of important terms and the identifications of historical figures that everyone interested in bioethics should have access to."

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Eisenhower superbly captures the complexity of bioethics in this compendium of terms, concepts, and historical figures. It is particularly valuable for those trained in medicine, natural sciences, or humanities who wish to understand how these areas of knowledge mesh and clash within this multidisciplinary field. Inclusion of major influential moral philosophies and religions firmly equips the reader to probe the historical depths and contemporary challenges of bioethics. --James J. Rusthoven, Department of Oncology, McMaster University, emeritus How can we communicate important things with one another without shared language and understanding? A Bioethicist's Dictionary is an exciting and interesting translation tool--truly useful for any student or professional in bioethics. . . . It is refreshing to have this contemporary bioethics resource to meet the multidisciplinary need to truly become interdisciplinary through a shared understanding of words and ideas. --Heidi A. Monroe, School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University Eisenhower makes an important contribution to bioethical literacy for professionals, scholars, and the public, and for scientists, humanists, and religious communities. A Bioethicist's Dictionary displays and advances Eisenhower's expansive understanding of bioethics as an 'ethics of life' by presenting short summaries of bioethical topics from A-Z and of major historical figures. Numerous cross-references invite the reader to make conceptual connections and patterns in exploring the world of bioethics. --Courtney S. Campbell, Oregon State University

Eisenhower superbly captures the complexity of bioethics in this compendium of terms, concepts, and historical figures. It is particularly valuable for those trained in medicine, natural sciences, or humanities who wish to understand how these areas of knowledge mesh and clash within this multidisciplinary field. Inclusion of major influential moral philosophies and religions firmly equips the reader to probe the historical depths and contemporary challenges of bioethics. --James J. Rusthoven, Department of Oncology, McMaster University, emeritus How can we communicate important things with one another without shared language and understanding? A Bioethicist's Dictionary is an exciting and interesting translation tool--truly useful for any student or professional in bioethics. . . . It is refreshing to have this contemporary bioethics resource to meet the multidisciplinary need to truly become interdisciplinary through a shared understanding of words and ideas. --Heidi A. Monroe, School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University Eisenhower makes an important contribution to bioethical literacy for professionals, scholars, and the public, and for scientists, humanists, and religious communities. A Bioethicist's Dictionary displays and advances Eisenhower's expansive understanding of bioethics as an 'ethics of life' by presenting short summaries of bioethical topics from A-Z and of major historical figures. Numerous cross-references invite the reader to make conceptual connections and patterns in exploring the world of bioethics. --Courtney S. Campbell, Oregon State University

"""Eisenhower superbly captures the complexity of bioethics in this compendium of terms, concepts, and historical figures. It is particularly valuable for those trained in medicine, natural sciences, or humanities who wish to understand how these areas of knowledge mesh and clash within this multidisciplinary field. Inclusion of major influential moral philosophies and religions firmly equips the reader to probe the historical depths and contemporary challenges of bioethics."" --James J. Rusthoven, Department of Oncology, McMaster University, emeritus ""How can we communicate important things with one another without shared language and understanding? A Bioethicist's Dictionary is an exciting and interesting translation tool--truly useful for any student or professional in bioethics. . . . It is refreshing to have this contemporary bioethics resource to meet the multidisciplinary need to truly become interdisciplinary through a shared understanding of words and ideas."" --Heidi A. Monroe, School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University ""Eisenhower makes an important contribution to bioethical literacy for professionals, scholars, and the public, and for scientists, humanists, and religious communities. A Bioethicist's Dictionary displays and advances Eisenhower's expansive understanding of bioethics as an 'ethics of life' by presenting short summaries of bioethical topics from A-Z and of major historical figures. Numerous cross-references invite the reader to make conceptual connections and patterns in exploring the world of bioethics."" --Courtney S. Campbell, Oregon State University"

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William Eisenhower serves on the Hospital Ethics Committee of Loma Linda University Hospital. A Presbyterian pastor, he earned a post-doctoral master's degree in bioethics from LLU. His PhD is from Union Presbyterian Seminary. He has taught Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. His articles have appeared in numerous scholarly and popular publications.

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