Bioethics

Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Problems, and Thought Experiments collects 50 cases-both real and imaginary-that have been, or should be, of special interest and importance to philosophical bioethics.

A coherent, wide-ranging and practical account of the role of consent in biomedicine, first published in 2007.

This book encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of surgical ethics, with a focus on the application of ethical standards to everyday surgical practice and the resolution of ethical conflicts in the surgical arena.

This book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease.

It is often said that bioethics emerged from theology in the 1960s, and that since then it has grown into a secular enterprise, yielding to other disciplines and professions such as philosophy and law.

Animal Fiction in Late Twentieth-Century Canada fulfils a vital contribution to the conversation surrounding animal representation as a point of continuity in national narratives and supports the idea that focusing on narratives of responsibility and care influences better relations with both non-human animals and across settler-Indigenous boundaries.

No student or colleague of Marjorie Grene will miss her incisive presence in these papers on the study and nature of living nature, and we believe the new reader will quickly join the stimulating discussion and critique which Professor Grene steadily provokes.

A balanced, jargon-free text for all those involved in the conduct, teaching, learning, regulation, support or critique of animal-based research.

This book traces the contours of the symbiotic relationship between crop cultivation and cattle rearing in India by reading against the grain of several official accounts from the late colonial period to the 1980s.

This volume developed from and around a series of six lectures sponsored by Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the Fall of 1976.

A collection of studies in bioethics and society that goes beyond conventional medical ethics and suggests political, socio-legal, and empirical analysis.

Ethics in Psychiatry: (1) presents a comprehensive review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and research; (2) relates ethical issues to changes and challenges of society; (3) examines the application of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems and relates these to moral implications of psychiatry practice; (4) deals with recently arising ethical problems; (5) contains contributions of leading European ethicists, philosophers, lawyers, historians and psychiatrists; (6) provides a basis for the exploration of culture-bound influences on morals, manners and customs in the light of ethical principles of global validity.

The book presents discussions of the application of Stan Cohen's theories alongside empirical contributions in the fields of critical and green criminology.

An interdisciplinary in-depth analysis of the ethical issues raised by using animals in research and the related regulatory issues.

Striving to boldly redirect the philosophy of science, this book by renowned philosopher Philip Kitcher examines the heated debate surrounding the role of science in shaping our lives.

This work sets the stage regarding debates about paternalism and health care for years to come.

This book presents the promises of Precision Medicine (PM) and the challenges of its implementation in daily clinical routine, while addressing the anticipated ethical and social implications.

Is artificial intelligence just another tool, or is it something more.

This book provides a comprehensive description and ethical analysis of one of the most challenging areas: international health research.

In general, the history of virtue theory is well-documented (Sherman, 1997; O'Neill, 1996).

In this book, a global panel of experts considers the international implications of legalised euthanasia based on experiences from Belgium.

Critical Choices and Critical Care brings together the traditional reflections on ordinary and extraordinary means with Catholic social thought.

This book deals with good, evil, happiness and morally enhanced post-humans.

This book explores how conditions for childbearing are changing in the 21st century under the impact of new biomedical technologies.

Erstmals in der Geschichte besitzt der Mensch die Fähigkeit, die eigenen Gene zu verändern.

Protected areas have often been defined as the backbones of biodiversity conservation.

Striving to boldly redirect the philosophy of science, this book by renowned philosopher Philip Kitcher examines the heated debate surrounding the role of science in shaping our lives.

This volume gives a comprehensive review on dromedary camel handling and management by respecting its welfare, which is a global first.

This book is the first extended critical study of the early modern poet Edmund Spenser from the perspective of animal studies.

Of the 121,000 people on donor lists in the U.

This book presents the promises of Precision Medicine (PM) and the challenges of its implementation in daily clinical routine, while addressing the anticipated ethical and social implications.

As the demand for organs continues to outstrip availability and waiting lists surge, the pressure to make morally questionable, unethical decisions becomes more likely and trust in transplant medicine starts to erode.

Scientific medicine in Miettinen's conception of it is very different from the two ideas about it that come to eminence in the 20th century.

An ethically-principled and pragmatic approach offering solutions to the problem of organ shortage, which remains pervasive in many countries.

This Element is a foundational survey of the field of pathographies of mental illness, exploring classic texts in the field.

Advances in genetics and related biotechnologies are having a profound effect on sport, raising important ethical questions about the limits and possibilities of the human body.

This book provides a current review of Medical Research Ethics on a global basis.

Pia Becker entwirft eine Konzeption von Patientenautonomie, die sich im Gegensatz zu in der Medizinethik bisher dominierenden Konzeptionen an der grundsätzlichen Fähigkeit des Patienten zur Autonomie orientiert.

This book examines the ethics of end of life care, focusing on the kinds of decisions that are commonly made in clinical practice.

This book analyses the political and public debates about euthanasia in Portugal.

Mental illness is an issue of great practical importance.

This book explores the growing intellectual interest in the politics of immunity.

With much of the world's population facing restricted access to adequate medical care, how to allocate scarce health-care resources is a pressing question for governments, hospitals, and individuals.

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This volume captures the recent changes and evolution in ethics in research involving humans and provides future directions to achieve alternative drug development strategies for equitable global health.

Demonstrating that animal cruelty behaviours are another form of antisocial behaviour, alongside human aggression and violence, and almost without exception are carried out by the same individuals this book offers clear recommendations for future research on animal cruelty and future action aimed at prevention.