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Bioethics Around the Globe (Hardcover): Catherine Myser Bioethics Around the Globe (Hardcover)
Catherine Myser
R2,212 Discovery Miles 22 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Contemporary bioethics, now roughly 40 years old as a discipline, originated in the United States with a primarily Anglo-American cultural ethos. It continues to be professionalized and institutionalized as a maturing discipline at the intersections of philosophy, medicine, law, social sciences, and humanities. Increasingly bioethics - along with its foundational values, concepts and principals - has been exported to other countries, not only in the developed West, but also in developing and/or Eastern countries. Bioethics thus continues to undergo intriguing transformations as it is globalized and adapted to local cultures. These processes have occurred rapidly in the last two decades, with relatively little reflection and examination.
This volume brings together contributors from a wide variety of disciplines to take a critical, empirical look at bioethics around the globe, examining how it is being transformed - at both local and global levels - in this process of cross-cultural exporting and importing. One concern is to identify sociocultural forces and consequences which may positively or negatively affect ethics and social justice goals. This book thereby offers the first comparative anthropology and sociology of globalizing bioethics in the field, exploring the global dissemination, local adaptations, cultural meanings and social functions of bioethics theories, practices and institutions and comparing developed and developing countries.
The volume considers a full range of countries on every inhabited continent, including: Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Topics include government agendas such as nationalism and nation building; agendas of powerful, associated professions (e.g., medicine, law); theological and political agendas such as 'culture wars'; agendas of entrepreneurial economies of profit; and other cultural and ideological agendas consciously or unconsciously advanced or contested by bioethics work in particular countries based on their unique history, politics and culture. This cross-cultural exploration of globalizing bioethics will be of great interest to a field that is increasingly introspective about its underlying sociocultural assumptions and biases.

"At last-an unabashedly sociological and anthropological look at the globalization of bioethics, a really fresh approach to a maturing discipline. The chapters speak from the perspective of sophisticated Western-developed exporters of the bioethical paradigm and equally sophisticated] Eastern-developing and third-world and interdisciplinary critics suspicious of the canonical view. Trained in the dominant school of American, mainstream philosophy, Myser draws on her long-standing commitment to a social and cultural approach to bioethics to take a fresh look at bioethics globally. She grasps the globalization of bioethics and the skepticism about analytical philosophy's Americanized consensus. The book sets the stage for a new era in bioethics theory and practice {debating] whether a universal common morality underlies the rich variation in national and cultural bioethics traditions."
- Robert Veatch, Georgetown University
"This path-breaking volume is the first to explore the global export of Western bioethics to a variety of non-Western settings. Explicitly critical, the book also points to the liberating potential of bioethics to achieve social justice and improve the lives of patients around the world. The book is a must-read for all medical anthropologists interested in bioethics." - Marcia Inhorn, Yale University
"Bioethics Around the Globe should change the way bioethics is conceived and practiced in the U.S. and elsewhere. Its rich and wide-ranging comparative examination opens new possibilities for bioethical reflection. I enthusiastically recommend this wonderful book." - James F. Childress, University of Virginia
"The past 40 years have seen a remarkable spread of bioethics to every part of the world. Dr. Myser's collection is a wonderful and rich exploration of its international impact, revealing important similarities and differences from country to country. It will have an important impact." - Daniel Callahan, The Hastings Center

Atlas of Operative Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery (Paperback): Rajveer S. Purohit, Miroslav L Djordjevic Atlas of Operative Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery (Paperback)
Rajveer S. Purohit, Miroslav L Djordjevic
R4,438 R3,441 Discovery Miles 34 410 Save R997 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As transgender and gender non-binary individuals are a growing demographic, the number of patients seeking gender confirmation surgery is increasing. Atlas of Operative Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery is a highly illustrated and practical guide to the different types of gender affirmation surgery. Top and bottom surgeries are illustrated include facial feminization, mastectomy, techniques in phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, different approaches to vaginoplasty, management of complications of gender affirming surgery, and more. This comprehensive textbook is a must-have guide for individuals interested in gender affirmation surgery to master the complex operative procedures that this field demands and to refine their techniques.

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection - Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life... On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection - Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Paperback)
Charles Darwin
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons - Illustratring the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year (Paperback): Henry Duncan Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons - Illustratring the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year (Paperback)
Henry Duncan
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Analysis of Darwin, Huxley and Lyell, Being a Critical Examination of the Views of These Authors in Regard to the Origin and... Analysis of Darwin, Huxley and Lyell, Being a Critical Examination of the Views of These Authors in Regard to the Origin and Antiquitity of Man (Paperback)
Henry A. DuBois
R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Phreno-Geology - the Progressive Creation of Man, Indicated by Natural History, and Confirmed by Discoveries Which Connect the... Phreno-Geology - the Progressive Creation of Man, Indicated by Natural History, and Confirmed by Discoveries Which Connect the Organization and Functions of the Brain With the Successive Geological Periods (Paperback)
James Stanley Grimes
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback): Thomas Henry Huxley Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback)
Thomas Henry Huxley
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Autumn; Or, the Causes, Appearances, and Effects of the Seasonal Decay and Decomposition of Nature (Paperback): Robert Mudie Autumn; Or, the Causes, Appearances, and Effects of the Seasonal Decay and Decomposition of Nature (Paperback)
Robert Mudie
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Physiology of the Soul and Instinct, as Distinguished from Materialism (Paperback): Martyn Paine Physiology of the Soul and Instinct, as Distinguished from Materialism (Paperback)
Martyn Paine
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback): Thomas Henry Huxley Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback)
Thomas Henry Huxley
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times (Paperback): William Whewell History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times (Paperback)
William Whewell
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Natural Theology, Or - Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity (Paperback): William Paley Natural Theology, Or - Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity (Paperback)
William Paley
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Natural Theology - Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature... Natural Theology - Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature (Paperback)
William Paley
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Sacred History of the World - as Displayed in the Creation and Subsequent Events to the Deluge. Attempted to Be... The Sacred History of the World - as Displayed in the Creation and Subsequent Events to the Deluge. Attempted to Be Philosophically Considered in a Series of Letters to a Son (Paperback)
Sharon Turner
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection - or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life... On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection - or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Paperback)
Charles Darwin
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the Inductive Sciences - from the Earliest to the Present Time (Paperback): William Whewell History of the Inductive Sciences - from the Earliest to the Present Time (Paperback)
William Whewell
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback): Thomas Henry Huxley Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback)
Thomas Henry Huxley
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Paley's Natural Theology, With Illustrative Notes, &C (Paperback): William Paley Paley's Natural Theology, With Illustrative Notes, &C (Paperback)
William Paley
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Development Hypothesis - Is it Sufficient? (Paperback): James McCosh The Development Hypothesis - Is it Sufficient? (Paperback)
James McCosh
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the Inductive Sciences - from the Earliest to the Present Time (Paperback): William Whewell History of the Inductive Sciences - from the Earliest to the Present Time (Paperback)
William Whewell
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Famous Old People - Being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair (Paperback): Nathaniel Hawthorne Famous Old People - Being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair (Paperback)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation - With a Sequel (Paperback): Robert Chambers Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation - With a Sequel (Paperback)
Robert Chambers
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
An Essay on the Principle of Population - Or, a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness; With an Inquiry Into... An Essay on the Principle of Population - Or, a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness; With an Inquiry Into Our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils Which it Occasions (Paperback)
Thomas Robert Malthus
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Sacred History of the World - Attempted to Be Philosophically Considered in a Series of Letters to a Son (Paperback):... The Sacred History of the World - Attempted to Be Philosophically Considered in a Series of Letters to a Son (Paperback)
Sharon Turner
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Natural Theology - Or, Evidences of the Existence and Atttributes of the Deity: Collected from the Appearances of Nature... Natural Theology - Or, Evidences of the Existence and Atttributes of the Deity: Collected from the Appearances of Nature (Paperback)
William Paley
R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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