Tod Chambers

The Fiction of Bioethics

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Produktbeschreibung

Tod Chambers suggests that literary theory is a crucial component in the complete understanding of bioethics. The Fiction of Bioethics explores the medical case study and distills the idea that bioethicists study real-life cases, while philosophers contemplate fictional accounts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 153mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780415919883
• ISBN-10: 0415919886
• Artikelnr.: 21412472

Autorenporträt

Tod Chamber is Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities at Northwestern University Medical School.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Stories as Data
2: From the Ethicist's Point of View
3: Distancing Oneself from the Case
4: The Chronotope of the Case
5: Opening and Closing the Case
6: Why Bioethics Lacks Character
7: Speaking for the Patient
8: Dax Redacted
9: The Medium is the Moral Message
10: Sexing the Case
Concluding Remarks: Taking Stories Seriously