Smart Mice, Not-So-Smart People: An Interesting and Amusing Guide to Bioethics - Softcover

Caplan Drs. William F. And Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor Of Bioethics New Yo, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074254172X ISBN 13: 9780742541726

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Famed bioethicist Arthur Caplan shares his provocative opinions on all things bioethical.

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About the Author

Arthur L. Caplan is one of the most sought after bioethicists of our time. The recipient of many awards and honors, he was named U.S.A. Today's Person of the Year for 2001, one of the fifty most influential people in American health care by Modern Health Care magazine, and one of the ten most influential people in America in biotechnology by the National Journal. Caplan is a frequent guest and commentator for National Public Radio, Nightline, C.N.N., Fox, C.B.S., the New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and many other media outlets. Caplan has authored or edited twenty-five books and more than 500 articles, and writes a regular bioethics column for M.S.N.B.C.com. He is Emmanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics, and Director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Review

Art Caplan has written a smart, provocative book that examines medical ethics in America and the intrusion of politics on complex, scientific issues. Smart Mice, Not So Smart People is an engaging read that tackles controversial subjects ranging from tube feeding to cloning and brings them alive for the layman. (Kathleen Kerr, reporter for Newsday)

Bioethics is a field of inquiry only 40 years old. Arthur Caplan has emerged as its superstar and this collection of essays reveals why. Caplan is able to make sense of the latest, perplexing dilemmas created by the rush of advances in medical technology. He offers concise well written direction telling us not what to do but what we must consider in formulating our responses to these great and fascinating issues of our time. (Robert Bazell, Chief Science Correspondent, NBC News)

Bioethics and the future arrived hand-in-hand, and we weren't ready. In the last two decades, the new biosciences have roared into gear, leaving a trail of unprecedented ethical and moral dilemmas like tire tracks in the road. Modern society must decide for itself on these issues, but it needs the guidance of a rare kind of person, equally conversant in science and in ethics. Art Caplan is a leader in this field, and he offers a masterful survey of our present and future challenges and dilemmas, clear accounts of the science, and incisive accounts of the risks, benefits, and range of choices in each area. After reading this book, I can think of no more knowledgeable, level-headed, or trustworthy guide than Art Caplan. (John Timpane, Philadelphia Inquirer)

What should we do with the extra embryos when we make test-tube babies? Who has the right to pull the plug on dying patients? Can we clone designer children? Art Caplan, one of the liveliest, most engaging bioethicists in the country, shares his trenchant observations about the many moral dilemmas in our high-technology medical system. Entertaining and serious at the same time, most readers will find this a hard book to put down (Marcia Angell, M.D., Harvard Medical School)

Can you recommend a good book on bioethics for a beginner? I am often asked that question and until now I haven't had a very satisfying answer. Fortunately, Art L. Caplan has come along to save the day. His recently published book titled Smart Mice, Not So Smart People: An Interesting and Amusing Guide to Bioethics is a great introductory book which covers a stunningly wide range of topics. It is easy to read, doesn't pretend to be 'objective' and helps the reader ponder the key bioethics issues of our time. (Kathryn Hinsch, http://womensbioethics.blogspot.com/)

Dr. Kaplan, as one of the most-prestigious bioethicists in the world, devotes most of his time to academic research and analysis, but this book is a light-hearted romp through the field, sure to stir everyone's pot. (Journal Of Clinical Research Best Practices)

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 074254172X
• ISBN 13: 9780742541726
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224