Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases

by Lewis Vaughn

Principles, Issues, and Cases explores the philosophical, medical, social, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Integrating eighty-nine readings, numerous classic bioethical cases, and abundant pedagogical tools, this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics.

Genres: Philosophy, School, Law, Biology, Textbooks

784 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly good textbook, but dumbs down a lot of the basic ethical theories. This is something that would have been more useful for an early undergrad (freshman or sophomore) than graduate school.

[Emma M.]

I genuinely could not stand this class and the textbook was only helpful for the essay.

[Liesl · Rating 3 out of 5]

The text is ok. It attempts to appear unbiased but clearly favors certain views and misrepresents others. It is useful as a resource for primary readings and case studies though.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good introductory text to theory and current issues at play in the field, providing a broad topic overview and well chosen readings specific to the topic from a variety of perspectives. Vaughn does a good job of weaving in different ethical theories as they apply to the topic at hand, making it a great springboard for further reading into areas of particular interest.

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting textbooks with opinions on both sides of many important morals issues.

[Gavin]

Read this for my bioethics class. Great resource for articles on topics from abortion to autonomy.

[Jason Lin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book explained the fundamentals of bioethics in easily understandable terms to me, a complete novice. The case studies were riveting and connected well to the content. I wish more textbooks were written like this one. It's the sort of textbook which is so well-written that you could read it for fun.

[Josiah Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The more I read ethics material, the more I am convinced that ethics begins and ends at the presupposition of the laws of God.