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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. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659113
- ISBN
- 9780470659113
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Hardback. Focusing on the role of social and political ideology in the development of bioethics, this book offers offers a retrospective look at the ideological foundations of the discipline, and a range of perspectives on the current influence of ideology in bioethics. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722439
- ISBN
- 9789400722439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Emphasising on human goods such as life, health, friendship, and knowledge and the wrongness of intentionally turning against them, the book provides a valuable approach to controversial bioethical questions at the beginning and end of life. Its approach contrasts with that of the dominant bioethical theories of utilitarianism and principlism. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162716
- ISBN
- 9781626162716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.47
€ 112.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475746099
- ISBN
- 9781475746099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardback. Who has more rights - the mother or the foetus? Interdisciplinary in scope and character, this volume of the "Biomedical Ethics Reviews" series focuses on the complex moral and legal problems involving human foetal life. Editor(s): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032200
- ISBN
- 9780896032200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Bioethics and Moral Content, National Traditions of Health Care Morali...
. Ed(S): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Rasmussen, ...
Hardback. Explores the plurality of moral perspectives shaping bioethics. This book includes contributions from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Texas, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. It offers a perspective of the range of approaches to bioethics. It brings into question whether there is unambiguously one ethics for bioethics to apply. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Rasmussen, L. M. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368281
- ISBN
- 9780792368281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.11
€ 200.11
This book includes the latest revisions of the authors' influential analyses of some significant concepts in medicine, such as death, disease, paternalism, euthanasia and valid consent. It presents a useful and systemic method for dealing with the moral problems and disputes, but also allows for some unresolvable disagreement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 683.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159066
- ISBN
- 9780195159066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.15
€ 96.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pace, Tyler N. Num Pages: 143 pages, tables, illus. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617282904
- ISBN
- 9781617282904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.82€ 95.53
€ 137.82
€ 95.53
Hardcover. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690599
- ISBN
- 9780745690599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field of biobanks and human tissue research, including ethical and legal challenges, regulatory issues, the rights of donors and patients, and examples and recommendations for the future of tissue research. Editor(s): Lenk, Christian; Sandor, Judit; Gordijn, Bert. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR; PSAD; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716728
- ISBN
- 9789400716728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Documenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work provides an analysis of the forces that influence moral decisions in hospitals. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBP; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101026
- ISBN
- 9780226101026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.04
€ 36.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Potts, Michael; Byrne, P.A. (Neonatologist, St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, OH, USA); Nilges, R.G. (Retired Neurologist, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA). Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365785
- ISBN
- 9780792365785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.25
€ 133.25
Paperback. Challenges one of the most widely accepted conclusions of contemporary bioethics: the position that brain death marks the death of the human person. This work features eleven chapters by physicians, philosophers, and theologians, who present the case against brain-based criteria for human death. Editor(s): Potts, Michael; Byrne, P.A. (Neonatologist, St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, OH, USA); Nilges, R.G. (Retired Neurologist, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA). Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003660
- ISBN
- 9781402003660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Paperback. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190664046
- ISBN
- 9780190664046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.54
€ 32.54
Hardcover. This book explores the ethical and policy challenges of benefit sharing in relation to human biological resources. It presents possible ways forward to achieve justice in low- and middle-income countries, where biomedical research is increasingly carried out. Editor(s): Schroeder, Doris; Cook Lucas, Julie. Num Pages: 234 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400762046
- ISBN
- 9789400762046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Shelp, Earl E. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400977716
- ISBN
- 9789400977716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770871
- ISBN
- 9780226770871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770864
- ISBN
- 9780226770864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.13€ 90.12
€ 108.13
€ 90.12
Paperback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 7. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478925
- ISBN
- 9780801478925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. An engaging way to cover ethical choices in counseling settings This guide will take readers on a wide-ranging tour of ethics covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of providing sound, ethical care. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN2; MBDC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119084969
- ISBN
- 9781119084969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.14
€ 124.14