Philosophical Reflections on Medical Ethics
Author:   N. Athanassoulis
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   2005 ed.
ISBN:  

9781403945273


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   08 September 2005
Format:   Hardback
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Philosophical Reflections on Medical Ethics


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This book provides a collection of original essays on cutting-edge topics in medical ethics research. Leading philosophers give in-depth accounts of issues as diverse as embryo pre-selection, the role of autonomy in organ transplant markets, conscientious objection in the health care professions and neonatal euthanasia. Provocative and original, the contributions to this volume will be of interest to academic, students and health care professionals alike.

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Author:   N. Athanassoulis
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781403945273


ISBN 10:   1403945276
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   08 September 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; N.Athanassoulis Belief, Disability and the Non-Identity Problem; H.Lillehammer 'Designer Babies', Instrumentalisation and the Child's Right to an Open Future; S.Wilkinson Why There is no Right to Know One's Genetic Origins; H.Draper Compromise and Moral Complicity in the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate; K.Devolder & J.Harris Towards a Natural Law Critique of Genetic Engineering; D.S. Oderberg Autonomy Inducements and Organ Sales; J.S.Taylor The Role of Conscience in Medical Ethics; P.Benn The Treatment that Leaves Something to Luck; N.Athanassoulis Active and Passive Euthanasia; R.Frey Index

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[E]ssential reading for anyone interested in the vast range of complex ethical, social and legal issues at the center of contemporary medical ethics. -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


'...essential reading for anyone interested in the vast range of complex ethical, social and legal issues at the center of contemporary medical ethics.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


Author Information

NAFSIKA ATHANASSOULIS is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK, where she teaches moral and practical philosophy. Her research interests include the problem of moral luck, virtue ethics, Aristotle and Kant. She has published in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Res Publica and is the author of Morality, Moral Luck and Responsibility (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).

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