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In a world of rapid technological advances, the moral issues raised by life and death choices in healthcare remain obscure. Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics provides a concise, thoughtful and extremely accessible guide to these moral issues. Helen Watt examines, using real-life cases, the range of choices taken by healthcare professionals, patients and clients which lead to the shortening of life. The topics looked at include: * euthanasia and withdrawal of treatment * the persistent vegetative state * abortion * IVF and cloning * life-saving treatment of pregnant women Clearly written and insightful, Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics: A Short Introduction presupposes no prior knowledge of philosophy. It will be of interest to anyone confronting healthcare ethics for the first time, or seeking to develop his or her understanding of some core topics in the field. eBook available with sample pages: 0203135970
The Ethics of Pregnancy, Abortion and Childbirth addresses the
unique moral questions raised by pregnancy and its intimate bodily
nature. From assisted reproduction to abortion and 'vital conflict'
resolution to more everyday concerns of the pregnant woman, this
book argues for pregnancy as a close human relationship with the
woman as guardian or custodian. Four approaches to pregnancy are
explored: 'uni-personal', 'neighborly', 'maternal' and 'spousal'.
The author challenges not only the view that there is only one
moral subject to consider in pregnancy, but also the idea that the
location of the fetus lacks all inherent, unique significance. It
is argued that the pregnant woman is not a mere 'neighbor' or
helpful stranger to the fetus but is rather already in a real
familial relationship bringing real familial rights and
obligations. If the status of the fetus is conclusive for at least
some moral questions raised by pregnancy, so too are facts about
its bodily relationship with, and presence in, the woman who
supports it. This lucid, accessible and original book explores
fundamental ethical issues in a rich and often neglected area of
philosophy in ways of interest also to those from other
disciplines.
Letters of seamen below the rank of commissioned officer which tell
us a great deal about shipboard life and about seamen's attitudes.
Letters of seamen below the rank of commissioned officer are rare,
both in original form and in print. This edited collection of 255
letters, written by seamen in the British Navy and their
correspondents between 1793 and 1815, gives voice to a group of men
whose lives and thoughts are otherwise mostly unknown. The letters
are extremely valuable for the insights which they give into
aspects of life below decks and the subjects close to the writers'
hearts:money matters, ties with home and homesickness. They also
provide eye-witness accounts of events during a tumultuous and
important period of British and European history. One group of
letters, included as a separate section, comprises the letters of
seamen and their family and friends which were intercepted by the
authorities during the mutinies of 1797. These letters shed a great
deal of light on the extraordinary events of that year and of
seamen's attitudes to the mutinies. The editors' introductory
material, besides highlighting what the letters tell us about
seamen's lives and attitudes, also discusses the extent of literacy
amongst seamen, setting this into its wider contemporary popular
context. The letters are supported by a substantial editorial
apparatus and two detailed appendices containing biographies of
seamen and information on select ships which took part in the
mutinies of 1797. Helen Watt, a professional archivist and
researcher, is currently Project Archivist with the Borthwick
Institute for Archives, University of York, and has also worked on
other research projects at The National Archives, Kew, theNational
Library of Wales and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced
Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth. Anne Hawkins, a retired
civil servant, was Secretary of the Ships' Names and Badges
Committee in the early 1990s and has family links with the Navy and
Admiralty.
Kelly, a Traveller girl, is isolated and unhappy at her new school.
Until the hot summer day when she meets Ben. Ben offers to help
Kelly with her history project. It's just schoolwork - except that
the investigation quickly becomes compelling. Strange puzzles are
revealed. A dark secret of the local quarry comes to life. Soon the
mystery of the past is spilling into the present - and into Kelly's
own life. Kelly must bring the long-buried truth to light. And she
will leave no stone unturned... A tense, moving mystery with
brilliant historical detail of Victorian life, by the author of the
Carnegie-nominated One Day In Oradour.
The Ethics of Pregnancy, Abortion and Childbirth addresses the
unique moral questions raised by pregnancy and its intimate bodily
nature. From assisted reproduction to abortion and 'vital conflict'
resolution to more everyday concerns of the pregnant woman, this
book argues for pregnancy as a close human relationship with the
woman as guardian or custodian. Four approaches to pregnancy are
explored: 'uni-personal', 'neighborly', 'maternal' and 'spousal'.
The author challenges not only the view that there is only one
moral subject to consider in pregnancy, but also the idea that the
location of the fetus lacks all inherent, unique significance. It
is argued that the pregnant woman is not a mere 'neighbor' or
helpful stranger to the fetus but is rather already in a real
familial relationship bringing real familial rights and
obligations. If the status of the fetus is conclusive for at least
some moral questions raised by pregnancy, so too are facts about
its bodily relationship with, and presence in, the woman who
supports it. This lucid, accessible and original book explores
fundamental ethical issues in a rich and often neglected area of
philosophy in ways of interest also to those from other
disciplines.
From 2014 to 2018, people all over the world will be commemorating
the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. They
will not only be honouring those who lost their lives on the
battlefield between 1914 and 1918, they will also be remembering
everyone who played a part in, or lived through, those troubled
times. First World War Folk Tales is a very special collection of
legends and folk tales from the First World War era. This special
centenary collection shows how elements of truth can become legend,
how people often attempt to explain the strange and the mysterious
through stories and tales, and how storytelling can ease the pain
and burden of war.
In a world of rapid technological advances, the moral issues raised by life and death choices in healthcare remain obscure. Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics provides a concise, thoughtful and extremely accessible guide to these moral issues. Helen Watt examines, using real-life cases, the range of choices taken by healthcare professionals, patients and clients which lead to the shortening of life. The topics looked at include: * euthanasia and withdrawal of treatment * the persistent vegetative state * abortion * IVF and cloning * life-saving treatment of pregnant women Clearly written and insightful, Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics presupposes no prior knowledge of philosophy. It will be of interest to anyone confronting healthcare ethics for the first time, or seeking to develop his or her understanding of some core topics in the field.
New approaches to the political culture of the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries, considering its complex relation to monarchy
and state. The essays collected here celebrate mark the
distinguished career of Professor W. Mark Ormrod, reflecting the
vibrancy and range of his scholarship on the structures,
personalities and culture of ruling late medieval England.
Encompassing political, administrative, Church and social history,
the volume focusses on three main themes: monarchy, state and
political culture. For the first, it explores Edward III's
reactions to the deaths of his kinfolk and cases of political
defamation across the fourteenth century. The workings of the
"state" are examined through studies of tax and ecclesiastical
records, the Court of Chivalry, fifteenth-century legislation, and
the working practicesof the privy seal clerk, Thomas Hoccleve.
Finally, separate discussions of collegiate statutes and the
household ordinances of Cecily, duchess of York consider the
political culture of regulation and code-making.
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Souci (Hardcover)
Julia Helen Watts Twells
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R990
Discovery Miles 9 900
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection
reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a
vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal
field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William
Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as
almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the
day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT121535Pp.xvii-xx
misnumbered xviii-xxi. The text is continuous according to the list
of contents. With a final leaf containing an announcement of a
royal pardon to the convicts.London, 1766. xxi i.e.xx],2,9-54,
2]p.; 8
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