The Basics of Bioethics

Robert M. Veatch

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Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
27 November 2011

Ethics & moral philosophy; Medicine; Bio-ethics

The third edition of The Basics of Bioethics continues to provide a balanced and systematic ethical framework to help students analyze a wide range of controversial topics in medicine, and consider ethical systems from various religious and secular traditions. The Basics of Bioethics covers the Principalist approach and identifies principles that are believed to make behavior morally right or wrong. It showcases alternative ethical approaches to health care decision making by presenting Hippocratic ethics as only one among many alternative ethical approaches to health care decision-making. The Basics of Bioethics offers case studies, diagrams, and other learning aids for an accessible presentation. Plus, it contains an all-encompassing ethics chart that shows the major questions in ethics and all of the major answers to these questions.

By: Robert M. Veatch
Imprint: Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780205765621
ISBN 10: 0205765629
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 November 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: A Map of the Terrain of Ethics Chapter 2: The Hippocratic Oath and Its Challengers: A Brief History Chapter 3: Defining Death, Abortion, and Animal Welfare: The Basis of Moral Standing Chapter 4: Problems in Benefiting and Avoiding Harm to the Patient Chapter 5: The Ethics of Respect for Persons: Lying, Cheating, and Breaking Promises and Why Physicians Have Considered Them Ethical Chapter 6: The Principle of Avoiding of Killing Chapter 7: Death and Dying: The Incompetent Patient Chapter 8: Social Ethics of Medicine: Allocation of Resources, Transplantation, and Human Subjects Research Chapter 9: Human Control of Life: Genetics, Birth Technologies and Modifying Human Nature Chapter 10: Resolving Conflicts Among Principles Chapter 11: The Virtues in Bioethics Appendices: Hippocratic Oath Principles of Medical Ethics (2001))of the American Medical Association Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005)

Robert M. Veatch, Ph.D., is Professor of Medical Ethics and former director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, where he is also professor of philosophy and adjunct professor in the medical school. He has taught medical ethics at Georgetown, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Union College, and St. George's University School of Medicine. He was formerly Associate for Medical Ethics at the Hastings Center and is a registered pharmacist.

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As a leader and pioneer in the field, Veatch is very solid in terms of accuracy. - Kyle Fedler, Ashland University I've used the Veatch book in teaching bioethics in short courses to non-philosophy audiences: medical students, physical therapy students, physician assistants, etc. They like it very much. It is readable, accessible, and interesting. The examples are well-chosen and memorable. The topics are well-chosen and coverage [is] appropriate. The presentation is balanced and thought-provoking. - Leslie Pickering Francis, University of Utah

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The Basics of Bioethics

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