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New Knowledge in the Biomedical Sciences: Some Moral Implications of Its Acquisition, Possession, and Use
. Ed(S): Bondeson, W. B.; Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Spicker, S. F.; White, J. M.
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paperback. Editor(s): Bondeson, W. B.; Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Spicker, S. F.; White, J. M. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
The spectacular development of medical knowledge over the last two centuries has brought intrusive advances in the capabilities of medical technology. These advances have been remarkable over the last century, but especially over the last few decades, culminating in such high technology interventions as heart transplants and renal dialysis. These increases in medical powers have attracted societal interest in acquiring more such knowledge. They have also spawned concerns regarding the use of human subjects in research and regarding the byproducts of basic research as in the recent recombinant DNA debate. As a consequence of the development of new biomedical knowledge, ... Read more
The spectacular development of medical knowledge over the last two centuries has brought intrusive advances in the capabilities of medical technology. These advances have been remarkable over the last century, but especially over the last few decades, culminating in such high technology interventions as heart transplants and renal dialysis. These increases in medical powers have attracted societal interest in acquiring more such knowledge. They have also spawned concerns regarding the use of human subjects in research and regarding the byproducts of basic research as in the recent recombinant DNA debate. As a consequence of the development of new biomedical knowledge, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400977259
SKU
V9789400977259
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