Christopher Cowley

Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives

Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives

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Produktbeschreibung

Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 139mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9780230506909
• ISBN-10: 0230506909
• Artikelnr.: 22707600

Autorenporträt

Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: A CRITIQUE OF MAINSTREAM MEDICAL ETHICS Technical Language and Ordinary Language? Ethical Reasoning and Perception PART II - MATTERS OF BIRTH AND LIFE The Place of Pregnancy and Birth in Human Lives The Clash of Perspectives The Abortion Debates The Shape of Life PART III: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH The Problem of Suicide Making Sense of Dementia Human Bodies The Euthanasia Debates The Euthanasia Debate(s) Bibliography