| Description |
xii, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Basic bioethics |
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Basic bioethics.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Bioethics vs. utilitarianism -- 3. Utilitarianism and decision analysis -- 4. Going against nature -- 5. Death and the value of life -- 6. Coercion and consent -- 7. Conflict of interest -- 8. Drug research -- 9. Allocation -- 10. The bigger picture |
| Summary |
"Governments, health professionals, patients, research institutions, and research subjects look to bioethicists for guidance in making important decisions about medical treatment and research. And yet, argues Jonathan Baron in Against Bioethics, applied bioethics lacks the authority of a coherent guiding theory and is based largely on intuitive judgments. Baron proposes an alternative, arguing that bioethics could have a coherent theory based on utilitarianism and decision analysis."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-231) and index |
| Subject |
Bioethics.
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Decision making.
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Duress (Law)
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Informed consent (Medical law)
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Medical ethics -- Decision making.
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Medical ethics -- Philosophy.
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Bioethics.
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Bioethical Issues.
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Decision Making.
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Ethical Theory.
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| LC no. |
2005054484 |
| ISBN |
0262025965 (hbk.) |
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