The Nature and Prospect of Bioethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives / Edition 1

by Franklin G. Miller, John C. Fletcher, James M. Humber

Overview

Prominent bioethicists whose work is rooted in philosophy, religion, medicine, nursing, literature, history, and policy analysis join together to discuss their methods and professional insights, as well as to better define the field and its future development. Writing from the perspective of their own specialties, the authors: review just how their personal disciplines have contributed to bioethics, debate the current and future bioethical issues they face, and identify the most significant strengths and weaknesses in the current practice of bioethics. Seeking a sound foundation for the discipline, they also consider what basic knowledge and skills are necessary to be competent in bioethics, what methods and theoretical approaches are most promising for its future development, and what issues or perspectives have been neglected.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617371448
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/05/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1 The Owl and the Caduceus: Does Bioethics Need Philosophy?.- 2 Religion, Theology, and Bioethics.- 3 Medicine and Bioethics.- 4 When Policy Analysis Is Carried Out in Public: Some Lessons for Bioethics from NBAC’s Experience.- 5 Finding the Good Behind the Right: A Dialogue Between Nursing and Bioethics.- 6 Medical Ethics: Literature, Literary Studies, and the Question of Interdisciplinarity.- 7 History and Bioethics.