Is there an ethicist in the house?: on the cutting edge of bioethics

"In this timely book, Jonathan D. Moreno discusses some of the most important issues in clinical ethics today. Moreno argues that moral values emerge out of human experience, a view that creates a compelling conceptual framework for bioethics." "To begin, Moreno recalls his experience...

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Main Author: Moreno, Jonathan D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington [u.a.] Indiana University Press 2005
Series:Bioethics and the humanities
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"In this timely book, Jonathan D. Moreno discusses some of the most important issues in clinical ethics today. Moreno argues that moral values emerge out of human experience, a view that creates a compelling conceptual framework for bioethics." "To begin, Moreno recalls his experience as a hospital ethicist and how that shaped his understanding of what bioethics is about, both in theory and in practice. He then turns his focus to a difficult moral paradox: the need to advance medical knowledge by using human beings in research. Noting that American medicine has reached a strong protectionist approach to managing this paradox, Moreno calls our attention to vulnerable groups whose circumstances demand that we reflect on the way research using human subjects should be approached in the future."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xv, 274 p. 24 cm
ISBN:0253346355