The Foundations of Bioethics: An Introduction and Critique
Author(s)
Engelhardt Jr., H. Tristram
Engelhardt Jr., H. Tristram
1. Introduction : Bioethics As A Plural Noun -- 2. The Intellectual Bases Of Bioethics -- 3. The Principles Of Bioethics -- 4. The Context Of Health Care : Persons, Possessions, And States -- 5. The Languages Of Medicalization -- 6. The Endings And Beginnings Of Persons : Death, Abortion, And Infanticide -- 7. Free And Informed Consent, Refusal Of Treatment, And The Health Care Team : The Many Faces Of Freedom -- 8. Rights To Health Care, Social Justice, And Fairness In Health Care Allocations : Frustrations In The Face Of Finitude -- 9. Reshaping Human Nature : Virtue With Moral Strangers And Responsibility Without Moral Content -- Index. H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. Includes Bibliographies And Index.
Keywords
Bioethics, Medical ethics, Delivery of Health Care, Ethics, Medical, R724 .E54 1986, W 50 E57f 1986, 174/.2
Bioethics, Medical ethics, Delivery of Health Care, Ethics, Medical, R724 .E54 1986, W 50 E57f 1986, 174/.2
| Name in long format: | The Foundations of Bioethics: An Introduction and Critique |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195036085 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195036084 |
| Book pages: | 414 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | First Printing |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.5 Inches, Length: 6.44 Inches, Weight: 1.62260224832 Pounds, Width: 1.304 Inches |
