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Big Picture Bioethics: Developing Democratic Policy in Contested Domains
. Ed(S): Dodds, Susan; Ankeny, Rachel A.
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Description for Big Picture Bioethics: Developing Democratic Policy in Contested Domains
Hardback. Editor(s): Dodds, Susan; Ankeny, Rachel A. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
This book addresses the problem of how to make democratically-legitimate public policy on issues of contentious bioethical debate. It focuses on ethical contests about research and their legitimate resolution, while addressing questions of political legitimacy. How should states make public policy on issues where there is ethical disagreement, not only about appropriate outcomes, but even what values are at stake? What constitutes justified, democratic policy in such conflicted domains? Case studies from Canada and Australia demonstrate that two countries sharing historical and institutional characteristics can reach different policy responses.
This book is of interest to policymakers, bioethicists, and philosophers, ... Read more
This book addresses the problem of how to make democratically-legitimate public policy on issues of contentious bioethical debate. It focuses on ethical contests about research and their legitimate resolution, while addressing questions of political legitimacy. How should states make public policy on issues where there is ethical disagreement, not only about appropriate outcomes, but even what values are at stake? What constitutes justified, democratic policy in such conflicted domains? Case studies from Canada and Australia demonstrate that two countries sharing historical and institutional characteristics can reach different policy responses.
This book is of interest to policymakers, bioethicists, and philosophers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319322391
SKU
V9783319322391
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