African-American Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics

by Flack, Harley E.; Pellegrino, Edmund D.

• ISBN13: 9780878405329
• ISBN10: 0878405321
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-06-01
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Problems and Necessity of Transcultural Dialogue	p. vii
Introduction: The Confluence of Culture and Bioethics	p. xiii
Keynote Address: Africa, African-Americans, and the Origin of a Universal Ethic	p. 1
African-American Perspectives, Cultural Relativism and Normative Issues: Some Conceptual Questions	p. 11
Response to Jorge Garcia	p. 67
Response to Jorge Garcia	p. 74
The Moral Foundations of African-American Culture	p. 80
Response to Kwasi Wiredu	p. 94
Response to Kwasi Wiredu	p. 99
The African Concept of Personhood	p. 104
The Morally Beautiful	p. 118
Response to Kwasi Wiredu and Laurence Thomas	p. 127
Autonomy Under Duress	p. 133
Response to Leonard Harris	p. 150
Response to Leonard Harris	p. 159
Other Papers Included
Problems and Limitations of an African-American Perspective in Biomedical Ethics: A Theological View	p. 165
The Plight of Poor African-Americans: Public Policy on Sickle Hemoglobins and AIDS	p. 173
Is There an African-American Perspective on Biomedical Ethics?	p. 188
Yes, There Are African-American Perspectives on Bioethics	p. 193
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