{"product_id":"bioethics-a-philosophical-introduction-hardback-9780745690599","title":"Bioethics; A Philosophical Introduction (Hardback) 9780745690599","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBioethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Philosophical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Holland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745690599, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 November 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Steven Holland�s Bioethics has become established as the best one volume introduction to philosophical bioethics. I recommend it warmly to students of philosophy and bioethics, but the general reader will also find it enjoyable and accessible. I am delighted to welcome its second edition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary University of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Anyone wishing to get their bearings on the fundamental philosophical questions about moral status, personal identity, life, death, killing, and appeals to nature, that underlie issues in bioethics, should start with Stephen Holland�s book. It is an excellent, balanced work that introduces bioethics in the way that it should be introduced, that is, with some philosophical depth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e John P. Lizza, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Holland engages with debates ranging from the more familiar – such as euthanasia, advance decisions to refuse treatment, and new reproductive technologies – to the philosophical implications of recent developments in genetics, including prenatal genetic therapy, genetic enhancement and human cloning. The book is built around four crucial themes. The first is moral status: what are the implications of the moral status of human embryos or animals for our biomedical practices? The second theme – life, death and killing – looks at the ethics of ending, or failing to lengthen, human life. Holland then explores various questions of personal identity raised in contemporary bioethical debates. Finally, he presents and develops a version of the argument from nature – which continues to be influential in bioethics – in order to make sense of the objection that some biomedical innovations are �unnatural�. Structuring the discussions in this way creates an engaging introduction to bioethics that is an ideal textbook for students, whilst offering much to stimulate colleagues in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This second edition has been thoroughly and comprehensively updated to reflect the most recent advances in bioethics, and includes an entirely new chapter on the ethical treatment of patients in the minimally conscious state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements vii \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Moral Status\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part I 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Stem Cell Therapy 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Xenotransplantation 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Concluding Remarks 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Life, Death and Killing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Value of Life 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 What is Death? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Killing versus Letting Die 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Concluding Remarks 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Personal Identity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Prenatal Genetic Intervention 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Advance Directives 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Concluding Remarks 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Normativity of the 'Natural'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Managing Reproduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Genetic Enhancement 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Human Cloning 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Concluding Remarks 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remark: Deontic Constraints on Biomedicine 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 218\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407341547800,"sku":"9780745690599","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745690599.jpg?v=1784163575","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bioethics-a-philosophical-introduction-hardback-9780745690599","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}