A theory of bioethics / / David DeGrazia, Joseph Millum.

• VerfasserIn: DeGrazia, David,; Millum, Joseph,
• TeilnehmendeR: Millum, Joseph,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Aug 2021).

This volume offers a carefully argued, compelling theory of bioethics while eliciting practical implications for a wide array of issues including medical assistance-in-dying, the right to health care, abortion, animal research, and the definition of death. The authors' dual-value theory features mid-level principles, a distinctive model of moral status, a subjective account of well-being, and a cosmopolitan view of global justice. In addition to ethical theory, the book investigates the nature of harm and autonomous action, personal identity theory, and the 'non-identity problem' associated with many procreative decisions. Readers new to particular topics will benefit from helpful introductions, specialists will appreciate in-depth theoretical explorations and a novel take on various practical issues, and all readers will benefit from the book's original synoptic vision of bioethics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Table of Contents

Introduction Methodology Outline of the dual value theory Nonmaleficenc and negative constratings Autonomy Distributive justice and benificence Moral status Well-being Personal identity theory Creating human beings Concluding thoughts