Bioethics Reenvisioned

A Path toward Health Justice

Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson, Larry R. Churchill (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

214 Seiten

2022
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-7158-1 (ISBN)

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Shows why the field of bioethics must embrace a broader and more meaningful view of justice, principally by incorporating the tools and insights of the social sciences, epidemiology, and public health. The authors make the case for a more social understanding of justice, and a deeper humility in assessing expertise in bioethics consulting.

Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum "lifeboat" ethics of distributive justice, applying these principles almost exclusively within the walls of medical institutions. It is now time for bioethics to take full account of the problems of health disparities and structural injustice that are made newly urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change. This book shows why and how the field must embrace a broader and more meaningful view of justice, principally by incorporating the tools and insights of the social sciences, epidemiology, and public health. Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson, and Larry R. Churchill make the case for a more social understanding and application of justice, a deeper humility in assessing expertise in bioethics consulting, a broader and more relevant research agenda, and greater appreciation of the profound health implications of global warming.

Nancy M. P. King is professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Gail E. Henderson is professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Larry R. Churchill is professor emeritus at Vanderbilt University.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.11.2022
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Social Medicine
Verlagsort	Chapel Hill
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4696-7158-1 / 1469671581
ISBN-13	978-1-4696-7158-1 / 9781469671581
Zustand	Neuware