Bizarre Bioethics
ghosts, monsters, and pilgrims
$218.08
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2022
Summary
Beyond the Headlines: Reclaiming Bioethics from the Bizarre
The focus of bioethical debates on exceptional cases neglects the underlying values—like justice and community—that would lend to a broader, more well-rounded understanding of today’s world.
Discussions of ethical problems in health care too often concentrate on exceptional cases. Bioethical controversies triggered by experimental drugs, gene-edited babies, or life extension are understandably fasci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421443027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421443023 |
| Author: | Henk A.M.J. ten Have |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 28mm |
About The Author
Henk A.M.J. ten Have
Henk A.M.J. ten Have, MD, PhD is a research professor in bioethics at Universidad Anáhuac México and professor emeritus at Duquesne University’s Center for Healthcare Ethics. He is the author of Wounded Planet: How Declining Biodiversity Endangers Health and How Bioethics Can Help and the coauthor of Bioethics, Healthcare and the Soul.
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