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This collection of papers explores one of the central debates in the field of bioethics in the new century. It evaluates the controversy between the claim that there is a common morality accepted by all and the opposing view that there are different moral visions and moral rationalities, within which complex bioethical issues demand a solution. Contributions within this volume offer different approaches and perspectives on the pursuit of global ethics in the new century. They are organized under five major themes.

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Author:   J. Tao Lai Po-wah
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   71
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9789048159697

ISBN 10:   9048159695
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   04 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Global Bioethics, Global Dialogue: Introduction; J.T.L. Po-Wah. Morality, Universality, and Particularity: Rethinking the Role of Community in the Foundations of Bioethics; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. Part I: Community and Care: Lost Perspectives? Is Just Caring Possible? Challenge to Bioethics in the New Century; J.T.L. Po-Wah. Living and Dying in a Post-traditional World; Fr.T. Joseph. Part II: The (Im)Possibility of Global Bioethics. The Tension between Biomedical Technology and Confucian Values; R.-Z. Qiu. Relational Paradigm in Bioethics; H. Xinhe. The Ethics of Prenatal Screening and the Search for Global Bioethics; G.K. Becker. Genetic Engineering and Social Justice: Towards a Global Bioethics? I. Holliday. Global Biomedicine, Human Dignity, and the Moral Justification of Political Power; C. Delkeskamp-Hayes. The Reappraisal of the Foundations of Bioethics: A Confucian Perspective; L.S. Chuen. Part III: Moral Dilemmas in Health Care. Self-ownership and its Implications for Bioethics; Y.K. Por. Health Inequalities and Justice; S. Marchand, D. Wikler. Managing Medical Information: The Moral Dilemmas in Postmodern Societies; C.H. Mun, A. Fung. Stabilizing or Changing Identity? The Ethical Problem of Sex Reassignment Surgery as a Conflict among the Individual, Community, and Society; K.W. Schmidt. Homosexuality and the Use of the Reproductive Technology; S. Man-Hung Sze. The Domain of Parental Discretion in Treatment of Neonates: Beyond the Impasse Between a Sanctity-of-Life and Quality-of-Life Ethic; G. Khushf. Ethics and Narrative in Evidence Based Medicine; D.K.S. Au. Part IV: New Strategies, New Possibilities. Local Bioethical Discourse: Implications for Understanding Disease; M.A.G. Cutter. Bioethics and Philosophy of Bioethics: A New Orientation; C.-Y. Cheng. A New Possibility of Global Bioethics as an Intercultural Social Tuning Technology; H.A. Sakamoto. Moral Theories vs. Moral Perspectives: The Need for a New Strategy for Bioethical Exploration; R. Fan. Notes on Editor and Contributors. Index.

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