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9780718891787

Moral Problems in Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780718891787

  • ISBN10:

    0718891783

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Lutterworth Pr

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In His Important New Book, Michael Palmer, Assuming No Prior Philosophical knowledge on the part of the reader, examines the controversial issues of euthanasia, abortion and experimentation on humans and animals, as well as the right to self-determination and the limits of confidentiality.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Ethicsp. 15
Egoismp. 23
Discussion: Egoism and the Right to Lifep. 36
Utilitarianismp. 66
Discussion: Utilitarianism and the Ethics of Experimentationp. 81
The Ethical Theory of Immanuel Kantp. 105
Discussion: Kant and the Ethics of Truth-Tellingp. 130
Determinism and Free Willp. 145
Discussion: Medical Practice and the Ethics of Behaviour Controlp. 159
Appendix: Meta-Ethicsp. 179
Indexp. 187
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