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Bioethics, Asian Perspectives
Ren-Zong . Ed(S): Qiu
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Description for Bioethics, Asian Perspectives
Hardback. Addresses thorny bioethical issues from comprehensive Asian perspectives and different from the western paradigm of bioethics. This book covers many topics including the intellectual foundation of Asian bioethics, bioethics and Asian culture, life and death, euthanasia and end-of-life care in Asia. It also discusses moral diversity in Asia. Editor(s): Qiu, Ren-Zong. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Bioethics: Asian Perspectives: A Quest for Moral Diversity:
Bioethics: Asian Perspectives: A Quest for Moral Diversity:
- is the first volume on bioethics all contributors of which are exclusively non-western scholars;
- unfolds a rich and colourful picture;
- addresses thorny bioethical issues from comprehensive Asian perspectives and different from the western paradigm of bioethics;
- covers many topics including the intellectual foundation of Asian bioethics, bioethics and Asian culture, life and death, euthanasia and end-of-life care in Asia;
- shows in its discussions moral diversity in Asia;
- sheds light on the debate about universal ethics, global ethics and moral diversity. ... Read more
The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students interested in bioethics as well as for bioethicists, philosophers, physicians, scholars of Asian and culture studies, geneticists, sinologists, medical anthropologists, health administrators, health officials for relations with Asia, foundation officers for health programs in Asia, western journalists in Asia and officers of international organizations for Asia. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402017957
SKU
V9781402017957
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99-15
Reviews for Bioethics, Asian Perspectives
From the reviews: "This volume can be regarded as the latest contribution in a series of works that attempt to explore an original path towards modernity. This approach, rooted in the fields of bioethics, is said to be nursed by sources of East Asian traditions and to respond to the characteristics of the different societies ... Read more