Bioethics

A Philosophical Introduction

Stephen Holland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

242 Seiten

2003
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-2618-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Stephen Holland guides the reader from the more familiar debates on euthanasia, advance directives and reproductive technologies such as IVF, through to the philosophical implications of developments in genetics such as prenatal genetic therapy, genetic enhancement and human cloning.

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This book provides a clear and stimulating introduction to bioethics - from the more familiar debates on euthanasia, living wills and new reproductive technologies such as IVF, through to the philosophical implications of recent developments in genetics such as prenatal genetic therapy, genetic enhancement and human cloning.

Autor

Lecturer in Philosophy and Health Sciences, University of York

Inhalt

Acknowledgements.Introduction.PART I: Moral Status.Introduction to Part I.1. Stem Cell Therapy.2. Xenotransplantation.Part I: Concluding Remarks.PART II: Life, Death and Killing.Introduction to Part II.3. The Value of Life.4. What is Death?5. Killing versus Letting Die.Part II: Concluding Remarks.PART III: Personal Identity.Introduction to Part III.6. Prenatal Genetic Intervention.7. Advance Directives.Part III: Concluding Remarks.PART IV: The Normativity of the 'Natural'.Introduction to Part IV.8. Managing Reproduction.9. Genetic Enhancement.10. Human Cloning.Part IV: Concluding Remarks.Concluding Remark: Deontic Constraints on Biomedicine.References.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.6.2003
• Zusatzinfo: black & white illustrations
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 330 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7456-2618-1 / 0745626181
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-2618-5 / 9780745626185
• Zustand: Neuware