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- The Ethics of Bioethics: Mapping the Moral Landscape
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Stem cell research. Drug company influence. Abortion. Contraception. Long-term and end-of-life care. Human participants research. Informed consent. The list of ethical issues in science, medicine, and public health is long and continually growing. These complex issues pose a daunting task for professionals in the expanding field of bioethics. But what of the practice of bioethics itself? What issues do ethicists and bioethicists confront in their efforts to facilitate sound moral reasoning and judgment in a variety of venues? Are those immersed in the field capable of making the right decisions? How and why do they face moral challenge—and even compromise—as ethicists? What values should guide them? In The Ethics of Bioethics, Lisa A. Eckenwiler and Felicia G. Cohn tackle these questions head on, bringing together notable medical ethicists and people outside the discipline to discuss common criticisms, the field's inherent tensions, and efforts to assign values and assess success. Through twenty-five lively essays examining the field's history and trends, shortcomings and strengths, and the political and policy interplay within the bioethical realm, this comprehensive book begins a much-needed critical and constructive discussion of the moral landscape of bioethics.
Table of Contents
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- List of Contributors
- pp. ix-xi
- Acknowledgments
- p. xvii
- Introduction
- pp. xix-xxx
- PART I: SITUATING BIOETHICS: WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? WHERE SHOULD WE BE GOING?
- PART II: BIOETHICS AND THE PROBLEMS OF EXPERTISE
- 3 The Tyranny of Expertise
- pp. 43-46
- 4 Trusting Bioethicists
- pp. 47-55
- PART III: CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONFLICTS: POLICY AND POLITICS
- 8 The Endarkenment
- pp. 95-107
- 11 ASBH and Moral Tolerance
- pp. 134-143
- 12 Bioethics as Activism
- pp. 144-157
- PART IV: CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONFLICTS: CONSULTATION IN THE CLINIC AND THE CORPORATE WORLD
- 13 Ethics on the Inside?
- pp. 161-170
- PART V: DEFFINING VALUES AND OBLIGATIONS
- 16 Of Courage, Honor, and Integrity
- pp. 193-204
- 19 Global Health Inequalities and Bioethics
- pp. 229-240
- PART VI: ASSESSING BIOETHICS AND BIOETHICISTS
- 23 The Virtue of Attacking the Bioethicist
- pp. 281-287
- 25 The Glass House: Assessing Bioethics
- pp. 297-309
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801892264
Related ISBN(s)
9780801886096, 9780801886126
MARC Record
OCLC
299751107
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No