Principles of Biomedical Ethics - Softcover

Beauchamp, Tom L.; Childress, James F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019508537X ISBN 13: 9780195085372

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This is an extremely thorough revision of the leading textbook of bioethics. The authors have made many improvements in style, organization, argument and content. These changes reflect advances in the bioethics literature over the past five years. The most dramatic expansions of the text are in the comprehensiveness with which the authors treat different currents in ethical theory and the greater breadth and depth of their discussion of public policy and public health issues. In every chapter, readers will find new material and refinements of old discussions. This is evident in the many new sections on topics like communitarianism, ethics of care, relationship-based accounts, casuistry, case-based reasoning, principle-based common-morality theories, the justification of assistance in dying, rationing through priorities in the health care budget, and virtues in professional roles. The most extensive revisions are in chapters 1, 2 and 8.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom L. Beauchamp, Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar, The Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. James F. Childress, Professor of Religious Studies and Medical Education, University of Virginia.

Review:

"A comprehensive, thoroughly documented text addressing issues of morality, types of ethical theory, autonomy and informed consent, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, patient-professional relations, professional virtues, and ideals."--Annals of Internal Medicine

"One of the most important basic texts for medical ethics."--Bulletin of Medical Ethics

"A much-needed reworking and updating of a fundamental text in biomedical ethics. The authors accomplish this task with great success....An excellent introductory text. It is useful for those entering the field of biomedical ethics from other disciplines, clinical or nonclinical. Established
practitioners in the field will welcome it as a valuable contribution to the debate of the principle-based approach....The previous editions of this text have become classics in biomedical ethics. This edition...will no doubt become a classic in its own right....I would recommend that anyone
studying biomedical ethics, anyone working in this field, and certainly any health sciences library acquire this new edition."--Doody's Health Sciences Book Review

"Excellent as a basic text for an ethics course, regardless of profession. Basic principles are applicable across professions."--Richard Mowsesian, University of Texas at Austin

"Profound and comprehensive in covering the subject. intellectually deep. Offers a way of thinking about ethics that could be applied to any discipline, including social work. Excellent book for use in classroom."--Norman Linzer, Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 019508537X
• ISBN 13: 9780195085372
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 560