Bioethics Beyond the Headlines - Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides? (Hardcover)

Bioethics asks fundamental questions. 'Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?' These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public's sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media-where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics-areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a 'primer' is not merely a first book-it should also 'prime' the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	August 2005
Authors:	Albert R Jonsen
Dimensions:	228 x 157 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-4523-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics
LSN:	0-7425-4523-7
Barcode:	9780742545236

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