Bioethics: Asian Perspectives: A Quest for Moral Diversity: - is the first volume on bioethics all contributors of which are exclusively non-western scholars; - unfolds a rich and colourful picture; - addresses thorny bioethical issues from comprehensive Asian perspectives and different from the wes...

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Other Authors:	Qiu, Ren-Zong (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004
Series:	Asian Studies in Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine 80
Subjects:	Life Sciences, general Ethics Philosophy of Medicine Non-Western Philosophy Life sciences Medicine-Philosophy Philosophy, Asian Medizinische Ethik Bioethik Asien Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	DE-355 Volltext
Summary:	Bioethics: Asian Perspectives: A Quest for Moral Diversity: - is the first volume on bioethics all contributors of which are exclusively non-western scholars; - unfolds a rich and colourful picture; - addresses thorny bioethical issues from comprehensive Asian perspectives and different from the western paradigm of bioethics; - covers many topics including the intellectual foundation of Asian bioethics, bioethics and Asian culture, life and death, euthanasia and end-of-life care in Asia; - shows in its discussions moral diversity in Asia; - sheds light on the debate about universal ethics, global ethics and moral diversity. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students interested in bioethics as well as for bioethicists, philosophers, physicians, scholars of Asian and culture studies, geneticists, sinologists, medical anthropologists, health administrators, health officials for relations with Asia, foundation officers for health programs in Asia, western journalists in Asia and officers of international organizations for Asia
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (VI, 242 p. 1 illus)
ISBN:	9789401704199
DOI:	10.1007/978-94-017-0419-9