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Beginning Bioethics : A Text with Integrated Readings by Aaron Ridley (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBedford/Saint Martin's
ISBN-100312132913
ISBN-139780312132910
eBay Product ID (ePID)799328
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeginning Bioethics : a Text with Integrated Readings
SubjectEthics, General
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
AuthorAaron Ridley
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-065376
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal174/.2
Table Of ContentPreface PART I. THE BASICS OF ETHICAL ARGUMENT Introduction 1. Motivations Avoiding Bloodshed Resisting Relativisim Sidestepping Religion Clarifying Your Position Persuasion and Public Policy Recap: Reasons for Arguing about Ethics 2. Materials: Theories in Ethics What Is Ethical Theory? Deontology Deontology and Consistency Deontology and Special Obligations Deontology and Supererogation Deontology and Rational Justification Deontology and Conflicting Duties and Obligations Deontology and Indifference to Consequences Selected Bibliography Act Utilitarianism Act Utilitarianism and Benevolence Act Utilitarianism and Rationality Act Utilitarianism and Situational Decision-Making Act Utilitarianism and Predicting the Future Act Utilitarianism and Incommensurability Act Utilitarianism and Special Obligations Act Utilitarianism and Supererogation Act Utilitarianism and Inconsistency Act Utilitarianism and Injustice Selected Bibliography Rule Utilitarianism Some Strengths of Rule Utilitarianism Some Weaknesses of Rule Utilitarianism Selected Bibliography Rights Rights and Deontology Rights and Act Utilitarianism Rights and Rule Utilitarianism Selected Bibliography Ethical Theories in Combination Recap: Pluses and Minuses 3. More Materials: Principles in Ethics What Is an Ethical Principle? Beneficence Respect for Autonomy Conflicts of Principle Paternalism Libertarianism Justice Recap: Principles in Outline Selected Bibliography 4. Methods Rational Argument The Role of Intuition The Use of Examples Argument by Analogy Slippery-Slope Arguments The Joys of Compromise Devils Advocacy Recap: On Being Persuasive PART II. THE BASIC ISSUES OF BIOETHICS N.B. Each chapter in Part Two begins with an Introduction and ends with Study Questions and a discussion of Related Cases in Crigger, Cases in Bioethics , Third Edition. 5. Professional Responsibility and the Rights of Patients Telling the Truth Knowledge and Autonomy Dishonesty Paternalism and Beneficence; Lipkins Argument, On Lying to Patients Responding to Lipkin Placebos Recap: Full Disclosure Informed Consent The Importance of Informed Consent Informing the Patient The Patients Consent Patients Who Cannot Consent Recap: Getting the Go-ahead Confidentiality Modern Complexities: Sieglers Argument, Confidentiality in Medicine Responding to Siegler Gossip Harm to Others Recap: Keeping Secrets 6. Reproductive Rights and Abortion Reproductive Rights Naturalness Significant Relationships Recap: The Ethics of New Technologies Abortion The Sanctity of Life The Status of the Fetus Personhood Potential Personhood Opposing Abortion: Marquiss Argument, Why Abortion is Immoral Responding to Marquis The Interests of the Woman Defending Abortion: Thompsons Argument, A Defense of Abortion Responding to Thompson Rape Failed Contraception Recap: The Abortion Debate 7. Death and Dying What Is Death? The Official Definition: The Argument of the Presidents Commission Responding to the Commission The Traditional Conception Recap: Defining Death Euthanasia Suicide Voluntary Euthanasia and Suicide Nonvoluntary Euthanasia and Murder Killing and Letting Die: Rachelss Argument, Active and Passive Euthanasia Responding to Rachels The Doctrine of Double Effect Living Wills Recap: Mercy Killing 8. Research with Living Subjects Drug Trials Selecting Human Research Subjects Harm Unethical Experiments: Ridleys Argument, Ill-Gotten Gains Responding to Ridley Animal Research: Regans Argument, The Case Against Animal Research Responding to Regan Recap: Sacrifices 9. Mental Incompetence The Nature of Mental Incompetence Incompetent at What? A Conspiracy Theory: Szaszs Argument, The Myth of Mental Illness Responding to Szasz Incompetence and Autonomy Recap: On Counting as Competent Decisions About Treatment Treating People Against Their Will: Chodoffs Argument, The Case for Involuntary Hospitalization
SynopsisBeginning Bioethics: A Text with Integrated Readings gives students an introduction to the language of philosophical ethics before leading them through six major issues in bioethics. The bioethics section not only includes Ridley's clear explanations of all sides of a given issue, but also his analysis of a major, previously published article on that issue. It was written to accompany the third edition of Cases in Bioethics., Beginning Bioethics: A Text with Integrated Readings gives students an introduction to the language of philosophical ethics before leading them through six major issues in bioethics. The bioethics section not only includes Ridley's clear explanations of all sides of a given issue, but also his analysis of a major, previously published article on that issue. It was written to accompany the third edition of Cases in Bioethics .
LC Classification NumberR724.R498 1998
