{"product_id":"medical-ethics-paperback-softback-9781118494752","title":"Medical Ethics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118494752","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedical Ethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is to be highly recommended to anyone who has an interest in medical ethics. I cannot think of another anthology quite like this: it combines a detailed account of classic themes in medical ethics with original exploration of novel challenges. And it does more than this: it is rich in case studies and other pedagogical devices, which render the book an invaluable resource for anyone involved in medical ethics education.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Simona Giordano, Reader in Bioethics, CSEP, The University of Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Boylan’s latest edition of the text \u003ci\u003eMedical Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e combines his unifying philosophical considerations with the individual perspectives of other top-notch bioethicists, less well-known essays with classic articles.  It should prove to be an excellent resource in the classroom, supporting both careful reflection and meaningful discussion.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—D. Micah Hester, Chief of the Division of Medical Humanities, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Boylan (Edited by), M Boylan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118494752, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 18.5 x 2 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of\u003ci\u003e Medical Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e deals accessibly with a broad range of significant issues in bioethics, and presents the reader with the latest developments. This new edition has been greatly revised and updated, with half of the sections written specifically for this new volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible introduction for beginners, offering a combination of important established essays and new essays commissioned especially for this volume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreatly revised - half of the selections are new to this edition, including two essays on genetic enhancement and a section on gender, race and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new material on ethical theory as a grounding for understanding the ethical dimensions of medicine and healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes a short story on organ allocation, providing a vivid approach to the issue for readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides students with the tools to write their own case study essays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn original section on health provides a theoretical context for the succeeding essays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a carefully selected set of readings designed to progressively move the reader to competency in subject comprehension and essay writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Credits xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Ethical Reasoning 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Health: The Aim of Medicine 12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics, Infertility, and Public Health: Balancing Public Good and Private Choice 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosemarie Tong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo Old for the Good of Health? 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnita Silvers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as Self-Fulfillment 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating a Case Study: Developing a Practical Ethical Viewpoint 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Physician, Nurse, and Patient: The Practice of Medicine 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eA. Paternalism and Autonomy 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Paternalism and Patient Autonomy 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn-Stewart Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Non-Interventional Paternalism: Why Doctors Ought to Make Judgments of What Is Best for Their Patients 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Privacy and Confidentiality 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Privacy in the Age of Genomics 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Koepsell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Issues Experienced by HIV-Infected African-American Women 98\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatharine V. Smith and Jan Russell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Informed Consent 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould Informed Consent Be Based on Rational Beliefs? 104\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu and Richard W. Momeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Diversity and Informed Consent 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen Agard, Daniel Finkelstein, and Edward Wallach \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Gender, Culture, and Race 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Treatment of Myopia: Feminist Standpoint Theory and Bioethics 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary B. Mahowald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Medical Intervention 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthcare Disparity and Changing the Complexion of Orthopedic Surgeons 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Grant and Michael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating a Case Study: Finding the Conflicts 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Issues of Life and Death 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eA. Euthanasia 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKilling and Allowing to Die 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Callahan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuthanasia in The Netherlands: Justifiable Euthanasia 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePieter V. Admiraal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Doctors Must Not Kill 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeon R. Kass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Abortion 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Almost Absolute Value in History 184\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn T. Noonan Jr. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Defense of Abortion 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Jarvis Thomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Abortion Debate in the Twenty-First Century 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating a Case Study: Assessing Embedded Levels 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Genetic Enhancement 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Issues in Human Enhancement 226\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNick Bostrom and Rebecca Roache\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations on Scientific Research 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating a Case Study: Applying Ethical Issues 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Healthcare Policy 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eA. The Right to Healthcare 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Is No “Right” to Healthcare 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn David Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Moral Right to Healthcare: Part Two 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Boylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. The Organ Allocation Problem 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Review of Ethical Issues in Transplantation 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosamond Rhodes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFault and the Allocation of Spare Organs 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Smart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplicants 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFelicia Niume Ackerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. International Public Health Policy and Ethics 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Control of Infectious Disease: Ethical Challenges for a Global Effort 324\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret P. Battin, Charles B. Smith, Leslie P. 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