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

• VerfasserIn: DeGrazia, David,; Millum, Joseph,
• TeilnehmendeR: Millum, Joseph,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, England : : Cambridge University Press,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) :; illustrations

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Outline of the Dual Value Theory; 4. Nonmaleficence and Negative Constraints; 5. Autonomy; 6. Distributive Justice and Beneficence; 7. Moral Status; 8. Well-Being; 9. Personal Identity Theory; 10. Creating Human Beings; Concluding Thoughts.