Robin Downie, Jane Macnaughton

Bioethics and the Humanities

Attitudes and Perceptions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Critiquing many areas of medical practice and research whilst making constructive suggestions about medical education, this book extends the scope of medical ethics beyond sole concern with regulation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781844720538
• ISBN-10: 1844720535
• Artikelnr.: 21777889

Autorenporträt

R.S. Downie is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University and Professorial Research Fellow. He has specialised in applying philosophical techniques to practical problems. In particular, he is interested in biomedical ethics and in the use of literature and the arts as vehicles for developing medical perceptions and attitudes.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Bioethics and the Humanities 1. Bioethics and the
Medical Humanities Part 2: Medical Humanities: The Critical Function of
Philosophy 2. Moral Philosophy and Bioethics 3. Logic and Epistemology 4.
Political Philosophy and Bioethics 5. Medical Half Truths Part 3: Medical
Humanities: The Supplementary Function of Literature and the Arts 6.
Literature and the Ethical Perspective 7. Arts in Health 8. Teaching and
Research Part 4: General Conclusions 9. A Humanistic Broadening of
Bioethics