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Bioethics: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) [Paperback]

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16 Aug 1999 0631203117 978-0631203117
This volume is a definitive, high–qualiity, one–volume collection of key primary texts for the study of bioethics. In its structure and content, the Anthology is intended to complement the Companion to Bioethics, edited by the same scholars.

  • The Anthology is independent of any particular approach to bioethics.
  • Can be used as a source book to complement the Companion to Bioethics.
  • Probes more deeply than the standard anthologies into the foundations of bioethics.
  • More global in approach than competition.


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  • Paperback: 616 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (16 Aug 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0631203117
  • ISBN-13: 978-0631203117
  • Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 16.8 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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‘This collection is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and researchers in field of bioethics. It brings key articles and historical sources that have been amongst the most influential in the debates on subjects such as life, death and allocation of scarce resources.’ – Ruth Chadwick, Lancaster University

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This volume is a definitive, high–quality, one–volume collection of key primary texts for the study of bioethics. In its structure and content, the Anthology is intended to complement the Companion to Bioethics, edited by the same scholars. Drawing together the most important texts in the field, the volume will be of great value not only to philosophers, students of philosophy, and moral theologians, but also to doctors and nurses, sociologists and lawyers, and others working in health–care and biomedical sciences. Broadly based and of direct relevance to modern health–care dilemmas, Bioethics: An Anthology will also be of interest to the general reader.

Equipped with an extensive index and covering all the relevant areas in bioethics, this volume provides an accessible overview of the subject matter and serves as a reference work, making a unique contribution to the field by collecting the key texts on such varied topics as the new genetics and reproductive technologies, euthanasia, AIDS, animal and human experimentation, nursing ethics and medical ethics, and the teaching and practice of bioethics.


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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for all students of ethics 19 Dec 2000
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This is a superb anthology of writings from a number of individuals writing from a range of perspectives. The language of the essays is very accessible as are the explanations of the issues. The book covers a range of views including religious and medical views which allows students to compare and contrast responses to the issues. The beauty of this volume is that it can also save a lot of research because it covers most angles in most topics in this very difficult area. The book is a superb resource of A level Religious Studies students and Advanced Higher Religious, Moral and Philsophical Studies students in Scotland. It is also a very useful resource for RE teachers on both sides of the border because it gives current thinking on issues that are taught in secondary schools.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bioethics, for genreal interest and further study. 1 April 2000
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The Blackwells Anthology on Bioethics provides a strong material based support for courses in Bioethics or applied Philopsophy. It's two best features are that it contains the articles that most Bioethics courses will require you to read (Response to Purdy, for example) and yet most of the articles are in easy to understand language and require little or no previous knowledge. Also, far from being the dry tomes one associates with philosophical essays, the articles are genuinely engaging.

There are a few articles where if you haven't read Kant or Mill before you might be stuck, but most are easy to read and some entries are written by lay people about their experiences, including one mans suicide note as an argument for euthanasia and a couples experiences of IVF.

The editorial really helps to highlight the issues in the book and it is arranged in an acessible format, so that one can skip areas that aren't of interest.

Useful to students or acaedemics (in Medicine or Philosophy) and fascinating for anyone who wants to look into this area.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good! 11 Sep 2012
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Bioethics was the exact book I needed for my medical ethics course. The book was in great conditions. I have no complaints at all.
5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of proponents and opponents on several ethical issues in the modern medical field. 14 Oct 2010
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An insight on issues we're facing today in the medical field. Some are considered controversial and some conflicting with religions. The ideas are built on prima faciae basis that sometime neglects our core issue, which's the emotions and feelings we possess, uniquely as human beings.
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