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Global Morality and Life Science Practices in Asia: Assemblages of Lif...
Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner
Hardcover. Empirical studies of life science research and biotechnologies in Asia show how assemblages of life articulate bioethics governance with global moralities and reveal why the global harmonization of bioethical standards is contrived. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274839
- ISBN
- 9780230274839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
hardcover. This book proposes a 'strong' (action-guiding) account of a virtue-based approach to moral decision-making within contemporary nursing practice. Merits and criticisms of obligation and virtue-based approaches to morality are explored. The author argues that in order to deliver morally good care, it is necessary to examine one's moral character. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506886
- ISBN
- 9780230506886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardback. Aiming to redress the imbalance in moral philosophy created by the dominance of consequentialism, this text critically examines the assumptions and arguments of consequentialism. Essays discuss concepts such as rights, justice, innocence, natural integrity and the fundamental value of human life. Editor(s): Oderberg, David S.; Laing, Jacqueline A. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629802
- ISBN
- 9780333629802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Weisz, George. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305668
- ISBN
- 9780792305668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.24
€ 245.24
hardcover. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792311706
- ISBN
- 9780792311706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.45
€ 126.45
Hardback. Religious beliefs and attitudes have long been recognized as playing an important role in sexual functioning. This volume features essays that bring the views of sex counsellors, therapists. theologians, and bioethicists to bear on the relationship between religion and sexuality. Editor(s): Green, Ronald M. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317524
- ISBN
- 9780792317524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.81
€ 222.81
Hardback. Offers an effective operational model of informed consent. This text examines and evaluates, in detail, the agendas, arguments and supporting materials of its proponents and detractors. It reviews empirical studies of informed consent, and reflects on the common clinician experience. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320296
- ISBN
- 9780792320296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.07
€ 126.07
Hardback. Progress in biomedical science has called for an international discussion, addressed in this volume, of the medical, ethical, and legal problems that confront physicians, medical researchers, infertile couples, pregnant women, and parents of premature or disabled infants. Editor(s): Beller, Fritz K.; Weir, Robert F. Num Pages: 418 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792321651
- ISBN
- 9780792321651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.57
€ 194.57
Hardback. Focusing on the concept of consensus, this text reflects on the difficulties and complexity of moral decision-making, offers views on the problem of why decision-making does not take place more harmoniously and asks if there can be any hope of a solution. Editor(s): Bayertz, Kurt. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326151
- ISBN
- 9780792326151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.77
€ 127.77
Hardback. Despite reservoirs of moral discourse about duties in religious communities, professional caregiving traditions, and philosophical perspectives, the dominant moral language in contemporary biomedical ethics is that of 'rights'. This book presents a continual engagement of theological, professional, and philosophical understandings of the duties. Editor(s): Campbell, Courtney S.; Lustig, B. Andrew. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326380
- ISBN
- 9780792326380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.78
€ 192.78
Hardback. Reviews both the background bioethical debates and the elements of the public policy making process that are essential to understanding New York's experience with the DNR law. This book features: debates between the exponents and critics of the law; and, case studies that examine the impact of New York's DNR law on hospitals and patients. Editor(s): Baker, Robert; Strosberg, Martin A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329954
- ISBN
- 9780792329954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.95
€ 73.95
Hardback. Highlights the importance of trust in physician-patient relationships. This book is of interest to moral philosophers, physicians, religious ethicists, and theologians. It is also suitable for use as a textbook and as supplementary reading in graduate courses in philosophy of medicine, theological ethics, and medical ethics. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331445
- ISBN
- 9780792331445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.38
€ 125.38
Hardback. Suitable for bioethicists, public policy analysts, lawyers and theologians, this title provides a summary of international and regional developments on specific topics in bioethics. It covers: new reproductive technologies, abortion, maternal-fetal conflicts, case of severely disabled newborns, consent of treatment and experimentation, and more. Series: Bioethics Yearbook. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332374
- ISBN
- 9780792332374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.28
€ 242.28
Hardback. Deals with the relevance of 'embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind-body relation. This book emphasises on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Editor(s): Sowle Cahill, Lisa; Farley, Margaret A. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333425
- ISBN
- 9780792333425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.35
€ 190.35
Hardback. This second survey of pre-20th century modern medical ethics presents historical research and philosophical analyses of the evolution of medical ethics in 19th-century America, and the development of a different, but parallel, tradition of medical jurisprudence in 19th-century Britain. Editor(s): Baker, Robert. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335283
- ISBN
- 9780792335283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Paperback. This second survey of pre-20th century modern medical ethics presents historical research and philosophical analyses of the evolution of medical ethics in 19th-century America, and the development of a different, but parallel, tradition of medical jurisprudence in 19th-century Britain. Editor(s): Baker, Robert. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335290
- ISBN
- 9780792335290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.18
€ 125.18
Hardback. "Sanctity of life" and "human dignity" are two bioethical concepts that play an important role in bioethical discussions. This work provides the reader with analyses of these two concepts from different philosophical, professional and cultural points of view. Editor(s): Bayertz, Kurt. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337393
- ISBN
- 9780792337393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.82
€ 245.82
Hardback. This text brings together a diverse group of clinicians, theologians, and philosophers to examine the use of reproductive technologies in the light of the Roman Catholic moral tradition and recent teaching. Editor(s): Wildes, Kevin Wm. Series: Philosophy and Medicine / Catholic Studies in Bioethics. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340614
- ISBN
- 9780792340614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
hardcover. The essays in this volume, while exploring bioethical issues bearing on death and dying, the use of scarce resources, and genetic interventions, also compare approaches to bioethics in Japan versus Western countries. Editor(s): Hoshino, Kazumasa. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341123
- ISBN
- 9780792341123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.19
€ 191.19
paperback. This book explores the problematic triangle between doctors, patients and the illness, using illustrations from internal medicine, nephrology, cardiology, oncology and neurology. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343950
- ISBN
- 9780792343950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Hardback. As the field of bioethics has matured, increasing attention is being paid to how bioethical issues are treated in different moral and religious traditions and in different regions of the world. This volume discusses theological developments from 1992 to 1994 in Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Hindu, Jehovah's Witness, Jewish, and Latter-Day Saint. Editor(s): Lustig, B. Andrew. Series: Bioethics Yearbook. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344285
- ISBN
- 9780792344285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.75
€ 191.75
Germ-Line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future Generations
. Ed(S): Agius, Emmanuel; Busuttil, S.
Hardback. Raises a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on generations yet to be born. This volume focuses on the concept of human nature: theological and secular perspectives, genetic intervention and the common heritage view, and social responsibilities of geneticists towards future generations. Editor(s): Agius, Emmanuel; Busuttil, S. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348283
- ISBN
- 9780792348283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.97
€ 189.97
Hardback. A study of the medical ethics of John Gregory (1724-1773). It shows how Gregory invented professional medical ethics and, in the process, the concept of the profession of medicine as a fiduciary profession. It provides a biography of Gregory, placing his medical ethics in its eighteenth-century contexts of Scottish Enlightenment history. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349174
- ISBN
- 9780792349174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.29
€ 193.29
hardcover. The essays in the volume explore the potentials and problems of forming consensus at various levels of health care in modern pluralist societies. They demonstrate the clinical, institutional and political context of consensus regarding ethical issues. Editor(s): Have, Henk A. M. J. ten; Sass, Hans-Martin. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349440
- ISBN
- 9780792349440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.80
€ 127.80