Overview
A dictionary definition of Bioethics is, 'the ethics, or moralprinciples and rules of conduct, of medical and biologicalresearch'. This book is an introductory text of just biological andnot medical bioethics. It covers the ethics of experimentation,including genetic manipulation, in plants and animals; ethics andbiodiversity, ethics and the environment. There is increasing interest in bioethics - both in academia andby the media and the general public. Awareness of bioethics isincorporated into Biological / Environmental Science courses, plusthe first dedicated modular courses on bioethics are starting up. * Includes case studies * Has questions for students * Chapters include environmental, animal, agricultural andreproductive ethics as well as a wide range of issues regardinggenetic manipulation.
Full Product Details
Author: John A. Bryant (School of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, UK) ,
Linda Baggott la Velle (Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK) ,
John F. Searle (Exeter & District Hospice, Exeter, UK)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780471495321
ISBN 10: 0471495328
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 26 March 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
...I recommend this very readable book wholeheartedly... (Biologist, December 2002) valuable material should be on the requires reading list for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses (Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, Vol.20, 2003) ...it is a book that morally serious scientists should dip into in order to help them engage in the scientific and ethical debate... (Animal Welfare, August 2003) Biotechnologists and biomedical scientists who are interested in understanding the ethical issues that their work raises would find this book a useful introduction... (Addiction Biology, June 2003)
...I recommend this very readable book wholeheartedly... (Biologist, December 2002) ...valuable material...should be on the requires reading list for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses... (Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, Vol.20, 2003) ...it is a book that morally serious scientists should dip into in order to help them engage in the scientific and ethical debate... (Animal Welfare, August 2003) Biotechnologists and biomedical scientists who are interested in understanding the ethical issues that their work raises would find this book a useful introduction... (Addiction Biology, June 2003)
Author Information
John A. Bryant is Professor Emeritus of Biosciences in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Exeter in Exeter, UK. Linda Baggot la Velle is Professor of Biology in Education, Institute of Education at the University of Plymouth in Plymouth, UK, and Visiting Professor of Education at Bath Spa University in the UK. John F. Searle is the editor of Bioethics for Scientists, published by Wiley.
