ISBN10: 0195143329, ISBN13: 9780195143324, [publisher: Oup Usa] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Some staining to the edge of the pageblock. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780195143324
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0195143329, ISBN13: 9780195143324, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States, New York] Softcover This edition represents a thorough-going revision of what has become a classic text in biomedical ethics. Major structural changes mark the revision. The authors have added a new concluding chapter on methods that, along with its companion chapter on moral theory, emphasizes convergence across theories, coherence in moral justification, and the common morality. They have simplified the opening chapter on moral norms which introduces the framework of prima facie moral principles and ways to specify and balance them. Together with the shift of advanced material on theory to the back of the book, this heavily revised introductory chapter will make it easier for the wide range of students entering bioethics courses to use this text. Another important change is the increased emphasis on character and moral agency, drawing the distinction between agents and actions. The sections on truth telling, disclosure of bad news, privacy, conflicts of interest, and research on human subjects have also been thoroughly reworked. The four core chapters on principles (respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice) and the chapter on professional-patient relationships retain their familiar structure, but the authors have completely updated their content to reflect developments in philosophical analysis as well as in research, medicine, and health care. ...

Oup Usa 2001 5th ed. Trade paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Some staining to the edge of the pageblock. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 9780195143324.