Cutting through the surface : : philosophical approaches to bioethics /

Cutting through the surface : : philosophical approaches to bioethics / / edited by Tuija Takala, Peter Herissone-Kelly, and Søren Holm.

This book examines the role of philosophy and philosophers in bioethics. Academics often see bioethical studies as too practical while decision makers tend to see them as too theoretical. The purpose of this collection of new essays by an international group of distinguished scholars is to explore t...

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Superior document:Value inquiry book series. Values in bioethics
TeilnehmendeR:
Takala, Tuija.
Herissone-Kelly, Peter.
Holm, Søren, 1963-
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2009.
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Value Inquiry Book Series 211.
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 pages).
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • BIOETHICS: WHAT LIES UNDER THE SURFACE? / Tuija Takala , Peter Herissone-Kelly and Søren Holm
  • WHY “DEFINITIONS” MATTER IN DEFINING BIOETHICS? / Sirkku K. Hellsten
  • ETHICS BEYOND APPLICATION / Sven Ove Hansson
  • UTILITARIANISM AND LIBERALISM / Harry Lesser
  • THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BIOETHICAL PRINCIPLES / Veikko Launis
  • THE METHOD OF WIDE REFLECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM IN BIOETHICS / Juha Räikkä
  • BUT HOW COULD THEY KNOW? REFLECTIONS ON THE ROLE OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS IN MEDICAL ETHICS / Pekka Louhiala
  • DOES NURSING ETHICS FIT IN WITH PHILOSOPHY AND BIOETHICS? / Leila Toiviainen
  • DIGNITY: YET ANOTHER LOOK / Simon Woods
  • AUTONOMY (AND A LITTLE BIT OF DIGNITY) IN BIOETHICS / Niall Scott
  • CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS / Michael Parker and Paolo Vineis
  • JUSTICE OR SOLIDARITY? THINKING ABOUT NORDIC PRIORITIZATION IN THE LIGHT OF RAWLS / Vilhjálmur Árnason
  • WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL FEED ME, WHEN I’M 64? AN ETHICAL PROBLEM FOR THE MODERN, COSMOPOLITAN ACADEMIC / Søren Holm
  • UNIVERSAL RAPID TESTING FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN AIRPORTS AND PLACES OF PUBLIC CONTACT: A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT ABOUT THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES / Margaret P. Battin , Charles B. Smith , Larry Reimer , Jay A. Jacobson and Leslie P. Francis
  • PIGS AND PRINCIPLES: THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH / John Harris
  • RESEARCH ETHICS: A DECENT PROPOSAL / Rosamond Rhodes
  • PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DUTY TO LOVE ONE’S CHILDREN / Floora Ruokonen and Simo Vehmas
  • THE MEANING OF SUFFERING: A CRITIQUE OF THE HÄYRY SYNDROME / Frank J. Leavitt
  • IS IT IRRATIONAL TO HAVE CHILDREN? / Richard Ashcroft
  • HUMAN REPRODUCTION: SELFISH AND IRRATIONAL BUT NOT IMMORAL / Rebecca Bennett
  • GAMBLING, RISKS, AND REPRODUCTION: A REPLY TO MATTI HÄYRY / Tom Buller
  • DO WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SMARTER BABIES? / Lisa Bortolotti
  • YOUTHFUL LOOKS —NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS? / Heta Aleksandra Gylling
  • NEW LIFE FORMS: MIN OR MAX CYBORGS? / Timo Airaksinen
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND EDITORS
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.

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