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Bioethics: The Basics

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Bioethics: The Basics offers a clear and accessible introduction to the essential principles, theories and pressing questions in medical and biological ethics. Alastair Campbell explores foundational moral theories and applies them to controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, animal research, practitioner-patient relationships, public health policy, genetic '3 parents', enhancement, incidental findings and behavioural nudges in healthcare. This revised second edition is ideal for readers seeking a concise yet comprehensive guide to contemporary bioethical issues.
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Bioethics: The Basics is an introduction to the foundational principles, theories, and issues in the study of medical and biological ethics. Readers are introduced to bioethics from the ground up before being invited to consider some of the most controversial but important questions facing us today.

Topics addressed include:

  • The range of moral theories underpinning bioethics
  • Arguments for the rights and wrongs of abortion, euthanasia, and animal research
  • Health care ethics, including the nature of the practitioner-patient relationship
  • Public policy ethics and the implications of global and public health
  • ‘3 parents’, enhancement, incidental findings, and nudge approaches in health care

This thoroughly revised second edition provides a concise, readable, and authoritative introduction for anyone interested in the study of bioethics.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415790307

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 June 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 202

About the Author

Alastair V. Campbell, FRSE, is Emeritus Director of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore, founding editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics, formerly President of the International Association of Bioethics, and an H. K. Beecher Awardee of the Hastings Center, NY.

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