Bioethics: An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice - Softcover

Jecker, Nancy S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763785520 ISBN 13: 9780763785529

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012

Synopsis

This book is Print On Demand. Orders take 4-6 weeks to fulfill.Bioethics: An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice, Third Edition provides readers with a modern and diverse look at bioethics while also looking back at early bioethics cases that set ethical standards in healthcare. It is well suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who plan to pursue careers in nursing, allied health, or medicine, as well as professionals seeking a comprehensive reference in the field. The authors retain the unique three-pronged approach, discussing the history, the methods, and the practice of bioethics. This approach provides students with a breadth of information, focusing on all sides of the issue, which will allow them to think critically about current bioethical topics. The third edition is updated throughout with new information and cases including, the latest on genetics and reproductive technology, physician-assisted suicide, as well as numerous new cases. Several new articles delve into cultural issues, global health topics, and other recent empirical contributions to bioethics.Only text of its kind to provide a solid introduction to ethics from three distinct perspectivesDiscusses the history of bioethics, explaining its emergence as a discipline and discourseLooks carefully at ethical reasoning and the justification of moreal beliefsEarly material prepares students to turn a critical eye to the topics of bioethics, including ethical issues that arise at the beginning and end of life Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who plan to pursue careers in nursing, allied health, or medicine, as well as professionals seeking a comprehensive reference in the field. © 2012 | 630 pages

About this title

About the Author

Nancy S. Jecker is a philosopher and Professor of Ethics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Medical History and Ethics, where she also holds appointments in the Department of Philosophy and School of Law. Dr. Jecker has authored over 100 articles and chapters on ethics and health care, which have appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Hastings Center Report, The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, and other publications. Dr. Jecker has conducted research as a visiting scholar at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, the Georgetown University Kennedy Institute of Ethics, the Hastings Center, the Princeton University DeCamp Program in Ethics and the Life Sciences, and was twice awarded Rockefeller Resident Fellowships, by the University of Texas Medical Branch Institute for Medical Humanities and the University of Maryland Center for Philosophy and Public Policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763785520
• ISBN 13: 9780763785529
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 630