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Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature (Hardcover, New)
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Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature (Hardcover, New)
Series: Exploring Social Issues through Literature
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Bioethical and medical issues are among the most important concerns
facing society today. Yet many of these contemporary debates have
been anticipated and addressed in literary works. Designed to meet
the needs of high school students, as well as college students or
those in the health care field, this reference defines and situates
major bioethical and medical issues in accessible literature
ranging from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) to Margaret Edson's
Wit (1999). Included are discussions of such topics as cloning,
bioterrorism, organ transplants, genetics, obesity and heart
disease, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, and civil rights.
Chapters are devoted to broad categories, with each chapter
discussing two major literary works. Tremendous advances in science
and technology have made bioethical and medical issues central to
contemporary philosophical debates. Many of these modern concerns
have been anticipated and addressed to varying degrees in numerous
literary works. Designed to meet the needs of high school students
and teachers, pre-med and other college students, as well as any
one in or entering a health care profession, this reference, a
valuable addition to academic and public libraries, discusses
literature as a means of approaching medical and bioethical issues.
Chapters look at such broad topics as technology's creature,
illness and culture, and end of life issues, with each chapter
offering a close examination of two major literary works. Special
features include a chronology of events in literature, medicine,
and science; a glossary of literary, medical, and scientific terms;
and lists of movies, Web sites, books and journals, and teaching
methods.
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