
Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics
University of Toronto Press
2nd Edition
Published on 15. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-8020-7139-2 (ISBN)
Description
How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional contexts of bioethics, addressing underlying concerns about the purposes of its practice. Included are extended analyses of such important issues as the conduct of clinical trials, euthanasia, justice in health care, the care of children, cosmetic surgery, and reproductive technologies.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-7139-2 (9780802071392)
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Persons
Joseph Boyle is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Principal of St. Michael's College, and a member of the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto.
Wayne Sumner is a university professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.
Wayne Sumner is a university professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.