Biomedical Ethics

by David DeGrazia, Thomas Mappes, Jeffrey Ballard

This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments, bioethics programs, as well as schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers such provocative topics as biomedical enhancement, clinical trials in developing countries, animal research, physician-assisted suicide, and health care reform. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies.

Genres: Philosophy

752 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

David DeGrazia is an American moral philosopher specializing in bioethics and animal ethics. He is Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University, where he has taught since 1989.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent anthology on bio-ethics.

[Fahmida Begum]

want to read this book

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best textbooks I've ever read. Never thought I would actually want to read the unassigned pages of a school book. Excellent representation of every viewpoint/stance regarding controversial medical care & patient rights.

[Tessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this textbook. It presented the issues from multiple different sides and was fairly unbiased.

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