ABSTRACT
This title was first published in 2001: Ethical thinking about medical decision-making has roots deep in history. This collection of contemporary essays by leading international scholars traces the development of modern bioethics and explores the theory and current issues surrounding this widely contested field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|41 pages
What is Bioethics?
part 2|26 pages
Bioethics and Law
part 3|27 pages
Bioethics and Religion
part 4|124 pages
The Principle-Based Approach
part 5|51 pages
The Absolute Rule Approach
part 6|39 pages
Utilitarianism and Bioethics
part 7|94 pages
Virtue Ethics
part 8|53 pages
The Ethics of Care
part 9|59 pages
The Case Approach
part 10|30 pages
Cultural Diversity and Bioethics
part 11|14 pages
Sociology and Medical Ethics
