Experiments in Love and Death
Medicine, Postmodernism, Microethics and the Body
$76.83
- Paperback
302 pages
- Release Date
7 January 2008
Summary
Experiments in Love and Death delves into the depth and complexity of ethical issues that arise in illness and medicine. Paul Komesaroff’s concept of ‘microethics’ offers an alternative to abstract debates centered on principles and consequences, which have long dominated ethical thought. He demonstrates how ethical decisions are ubiquitous, embedded in small choices, facial expressions, and seemingly inconspicuous acts of recognition and trust.
Through compelling case studies and cle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522855661 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522855660 |
| Author: | Paul A. Komesaroff |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 302 |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 361g |
| Series: | Academic Monographs |
Paul A. Komesaroff
Paul Komesaroff is a physician and philosopher at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His books include Objectivity, Science and Society, Troubled Bodies, Sexuality and Medicine (ed. with Philipa Rothfield and John Wiltshire) and Pathways to Reconciliation (ed. with Philipa Rothfield and Cleo Fleming).
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