CONTENTS
Preface
Abbreviations
1 What is bioethics?
What is bioethics?
History
What about the law?
Methods
Applications
How to use this book
Resources and further reading
2 Moral theories
Introduction
Counting the consequences
Doing one’s duty
Being a good person – virtue ethics
Brotherhood and sisterhood – communitarianism
Live free or die – libertarianism
A balancing act – the four principles
Resources and further reading
Exercise
3 Perspectives
Introduction
Gendered agendas – feminist approaches
To care or not to care?
Culture and religion
Conclusion
Resources and further reading
Exercises
4 Clinical ethics
Introduction
The clinical relationship – a conspiracy against the laity?
Life before birth
Transplantation and regenerative medicine
Mental health
The end of life
After death
Conclusions
Resources and further reading
Exercises
5 Research
Introduction
Research ethics
Research integrity
Research and the future
Conclusion
Resources and further reading
Exercises
6 Justice
Introduction
Public health ethics
Fair access and the paradox of health care
Global inequity in health
Global survival
Resources and further reading
Exercises
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
Alastair V. Campbell, FRSE, is Emeritus Director of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore, founding editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics, formerly President of the International Association of Bioethics, and an H. K. Beecher Awardee of the Hastings Center, NY.
'With clarity and an emphasis on case studies and practical reasoning Professor Campbell gently guides the reader through many of the fascinating current issues in bioethics in a concise, accessible, highly engaging and intelligible way. This little book is an essential first stop for anyone interested in bioethics and medical ethics, either as a student, teacher, healthcare practitioner.'Rebecca Bennett, University of Manchester, UK. 'This second edition lives up to its title by giving the basics without becoming perfunctory or partisan. It has a light touch without being superficial. It gets into thorny issues while remaining unscratched. Impressive.'Russell DiSilvestro, Chair Department of Philosophy, California State University, USA.
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