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Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics
Veatch, Robert M.; English, Dan C.; Haddad, Amy Marie
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Description for Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of its kind, Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision-Making, Principles, and Cases addresses the most critical and timely ethical issues in healthcare. Drawing on over 100 case studies from current events, court cases, and physicians' experiences, the book is divided into three parts. Part I presents a basic framework for ethical decision-making in healthcare, covering such issues as separating evaluative questions from questions of fact; distinguishing between ethical and nonethical evaluations; and identifying the source of ethical judgments. Expanding upon this framework, Part II explains the ethical principles: beneficence and nonmaleficence, justice, respect for ... Read more
The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of its kind, Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision-Making, Principles, and Cases addresses the most critical and timely ethical issues in healthcare. Drawing on over 100 case studies from current events, court cases, and physicians' experiences, the book is divided into three parts. Part I presents a basic framework for ethical decision-making in healthcare, covering such issues as separating evaluative questions from questions of fact; distinguishing between ethical and nonethical evaluations; and identifying the source of ethical judgments. Expanding upon this framework, Part II explains the ethical principles: beneficence and nonmaleficence, justice, respect for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199946563
SKU
V9780199946563
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99-24
About Veatch, Robert M.; English, Dan C.; Haddad, Amy Marie
Robert M. Veatch, Ph. D., is Professor of Medical Ethics and the former Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. He is also professor in the Philosophy Department and has held appointment as adjunct professor in the Georgetown Department of Community and Family Medicine. His most recent book is Hippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics: The Points ... Read more
Reviews for Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics
I have found this to be an excellent textbook for my bioethics students. One of its major strengths is that it is so up to date. The authors obviously have a very strong grasp of current issues in health care today.
Robert Hurd, Xavier University
Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics is extremely well written.
Robert V. Doyle, ... Read more
Robert Hurd, Xavier University
Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics is extremely well written.
Robert V. Doyle, ... Read more