Medicine and Moral Reasoning

Name: Medicine and Moral Reasoning
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ISBN: 9780521459464

ISBN-10: 052145946X

ISBN-13: 9780521459464

Edition: 1994

Authors: K. W. M. Fulford, Grant Gillett, Janet Martin Soskice

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This collection examines prevalent assumptions in moral reasoning which are often accepted uncritically in medical ethics. It introduces a range of perspectives from philosophy and medicine on the nature of moral reasoning and relates these to illustrative problems, such as New Reproductive Technologies, the treatment of sick children, the assessment of quality of life, genetics, involuntary psychiatric treatment and abortion. In each case, the contributors address the nature and worth of the moral theories involved in discussions of the relevant issues, and focus on the types of reasoning which are employed. 'Medical ethics is in danger of becoming a subject kept afloat by a series of…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/3/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



List of contributors


Acknowledgements



Introduction: diverse ethics




Darwinism and ethics




Creation and relation




Embryo experimentation: public policy in a pluralist society




Ethical considerations in genetic testing: an empirical study of presymptomatic diagnosis of Huntington's disease




Identity matters




The virtues in a professional setting




Medical ethics, moral philosophy and moral tradition




Roman suicide




Women and children first




Moral uncertainty and human embryo experimentation




Morality: invention or discovery?




Quality of life and health care




Dependency: the foundational value in medical ethics




Not more medical ethics



Index