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Bioethics in a Liberal Society by Maxwell John Charlesworth (1993, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521449529
ISBN-139780521449526
eBay Product ID (ePID)1836109
Product Key Features
Number of Pages184 Pages
Publication NameBioethics in a Liberal Society
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics, General, Political
Publication Year1993
TypeTextbook
AuthorMaxwell John Charlesworth
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN93-018160
Reviews"...a lucid and instructive analysis of the concept of autonomy in medical ethics and health care. He unabashedly tackles three controversial areas: decisions at the end of life and assisted suicide, medically assisted reproduction, and the allocation of health care resources." Bruce Jennings, New England Journal of Medicine, "This book fits nicely into contemporary works that focus on ethical issues in health care, biotechnology, and medicine. What sets this one off is that its topics are discussed in the context of the current social and political context. This enhances its topical nature and provides the reader with an appropriate frame of reference." Choice
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal174.2
Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. Autonomy and the liberal ideal; 3. Ending life; 4. Beginning life; 5. Disturbing health resources; 6. Consensus in a liberal society.
SynopsisThis readable and balanced book is an original discussion of contemporary issues in bioethics. Max Charlesworth argues the case for personal autonomy, saying that in a liberal society where there is no public consensus on a set of core values, a plurality of ethical stances should be accepted. Issues discussed include the ending of human life, new reproductive technologies and the ethical allocation of limited health resources., We live in a liberal, democratic, multicultural society where ideally the values of personal liberty and autonomy are paramount. In such a society the state, through the law, should not be concerned with telling people how they should live their lives. In spite of this, many of the ethical stances taken in liberal societies are paternalistic and authoritarian. This readable and balanced book is an original discussion of contemporary issues in bioethics. Max Charlesworth argues that as there can be no public consensus on a set of core values - liberal societies accept a variety of religious, non-religious, political and moral stances - there should be a plurality of ethical stances as well. On this basis he discusses issues such as the ending of human life, the new reproductive technologies and ethical distribution of limited health-care resources, particularly hospital care.
LC Classification NumberR724 .C455 1993
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