Bio-ethics books

Like its predecessor, New Dimensions in Bioethics, this volume developed out of a series of lectures at Yale University’s...  Read More >>

Over a decade ago, the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of...  Read More >>

Written by Ronald Bailey, a science writer for ""Reason"" magazine, this book argues that the biotechnology revolution,...  Read More >>

A close look at the ethical, legal, social, constitutional, and political implications of biological research. It...  Read More >>

Dorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social issues in genetics...  Read More >>

This collection brings together fourteen contributions by authors from around the globe. Each of the contributions...  Read More >>

This collection brings together fourteen contributions by authors from around the globe. Each of the contributions...  Read More >>

Taking the theory of pluralistic casuistry with conventional bioethical wisdom, this title challenges the rigid...  Read More >>

Learning about ethics yesterday and thinking about ethics as it expresses itself in various cultures today can help...  Read More >>

Examines the history, state, and future of ""concepts"" in medicine. This title shows the evolutionary arc of medical...  Read More >>

This publication reviews the foundations of ethics in the history of Western thinking. It connects these philosophical...  Read More >>

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For nearly three decades, from edition to edition, An Introduction to Genetic Analysis (IGA) has evolved side by...  Read More >>

In general, the history of virtue theory is well-documented (Sherman, 1997; On the other hand, the same thinkers...  Read More >>

This book reviews these regulatory changes and consists of 24 chapters developed from papers presented at a conference...  Read More >>

Drawing on primary and secondary sources, this comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology...  Read More >>

There has been a proliferation of genetic databases and biobanks which promise to increase scientists' understanding...  Read More >>

Genetic Databases offers a timely analysis of the underlying tensions, contradictions and limitations of the current...  Read More >>

A clear, introductory overview of the issues surrounding gene patenting.  Read More >>

A clear, introductory overview of the issues surrounding gene patenting.  Read More >>

These are the questions we should be asking to prevent runaway scientism with its utopian longings from reshaping...  Read More >>

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Addresses thorny bioethical issues from comprehensive Asian perspectives and different from the western paradigm...  Read More >>

Maienschein brings sharp focus to the debates in this field by examining developments in stem cell research, cloning...  Read More >>