The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
Author: Rosamond Rhodes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0470680601

The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics is a guide to the complex literature written on the increasingly dense topic of ethics in relation to the new technologies of medicine. Examines the key ethical issues and debates which have resulted from the rapid advances in biomedical technology Brings together the leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, medicine, theology and law, to discuss these issues Tackles such topics as ending life, patient choice, selling body parts, resourcing and confidentiality Organized with a coherent structure that differentiates between the decisions of individuals and those of social policy.

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Author: Richard Kraut
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405153148

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethicsilluminates Aristotle’s ethics for both academics andstudents new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays bydistinguished international scholars. The structure of the book mirrors the organization of theNichomachean Ethics itself. Discusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, thedistinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness,self-control, and pleasure.

The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory

The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory
Author: Hugh LaFollette
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 651
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1118514262

Building on the strengths of the highly successful first edition, the extensively updated Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory presents a complete state-of-the-art survey, written by an international team of leading moral philosophers. A new edition of this successful and highly regarded Guide, now reorganized and updated with the addition of significant new material Includes 21 essays written by an international team of leading philosophers Extensive, substantive essays develop the main arguments of all the leading viewpoints in ethical theory Essays new to this edition cover evolution and ethics, capability ethics, virtues and consequences, and the implausibility of virtue ethics

Medical Ethics For Dummies

Medical Ethics For Dummies
Author: Jane Runzheimer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470878568

A practical, insightful guide to the moral and ethical standards of healthcare Succeeding in the healthcare field means more than just making a diagnosis and writing a prescription. Healthcare professionals are responsible for convincing patients and their family members of the best course of action and treatments to follow, while knowing how to make the right moral and ethical choices, and so much more. Unlike daunting and expensive texts, Medical Ethics For Dummies offers an accessible and affordable course supplement for anyone studying medical or biomedical ethics. • Follows typical medical and biomedical ethics courses • Covers real ethical dilemmas doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers may face • Includes moral issues surrounding stem cell research, genetic engineering, euthanasia, and more Packed with helpful information, Medical Ethics For Dummies arms aspiring medical professionals with the philosophical and practical foundation for advancing in a field where critical ethical and moral decisions need to be rapidly and convincingly made.

Ethics and Professionalism

Ethics and Professionalism
Author: Barry Cassidy
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-08-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803619642

The “first of its kind”—a case-based ethics text designed specifically for PAs!

The Trusted Doctor

The Trusted Doctor
Author: Rosamond Rhodes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2020
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190859903

The Trusted Doctor rejects the reigning view that medical ethics is nothing more than the application of everyday ethics to dilemmas that arise in today's medical practice. Instead, it presents a new theory of medical ethics that is actually in line with the codes of ethics and professional oaths proclaimed by physicians around the world.

Medical Ethics

Medical Ethics
Author: Michael Boylan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2013-06-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118657950

The second edition of Medical Ethics deals accessibly with a broad range of significant issues in bioethics, and presents the reader with the latest developments. This new edition has been greatly revised and updated, with half of the sections written specifically for this new volume. An accessible introduction for beginners, offering a combination of important established essays and new essays commissioned especially for this volume Greatly revised - half of the selections are new to this edition, including two essays on genetic enhancement and a section on gender, race and culture Includes new material on ethical theory as a grounding for understanding the ethical dimensions of medicine and healthcare Now includes a short story on organ allocation, providing a vivid approach to the issue for readers Provides students with the tools to write their own case study essays An original section on health provides a theoretical context for the succeeding essays Presents a carefully selected set of readings designed to progressively move the reader to competency in subject comprehension and essay writing

Medical Ethics Today

Medical Ethics Today
Author: British Medical Association
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 919
Release: 2012-01-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444355643

This is your source for authoritative and comprehensive guidance from the British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Ethics Department covering both routine and highly contentious medico-legal issues faced by health care professionals. The new edition updates the information from both the legal and ethical perspectives and reflects developments surrounding The Mental Capacity Act, Human Tissue Act, and revision of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.

Bioethics for Beginners

Bioethics for Beginners
Author: Glenn McGee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118254635

How far is too far? 60 cases illustrating modern bioethical dilemmas Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed by new technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from our headlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. This eminently readable book takes it one case at a time, shedding light on the social, economic and legal side of 21st century medicine while giving the reader an informed basis on which to answer personal, practical questions. Unlocking the debate behind the headlines, this book combines clear thinking with the very latest in science and medicine, enabling readers to decide for themselves exactly what the scientific future should hold.

Principles of Health Care Ethics

Principles of Health Care Ethics
Author: Raanan Gillon
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 1156
Release: 1994-01-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Analyzes the moral problems confronting health care practitioners from a wide variety of perspectives, especially those connected by four major ethical principles--respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice.