Against Relativism: Cultural Diversity and the Search for Ethical Universals in Medicine

by Ruth Macklin

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This book analyzes the debate surrounding cultural diversity and its implications for ethics. If ethics are relative to particular cultures or societies, then it is not possible to hold that there are any fundamental human rights. The author examines the role of cultural tradition, often used as a defense against critical ethical judgments, and explores key issues in health and medicine in the context of cultural diversity: the physician-patient relationship,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195116321

ISBN13:9780195116328

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"

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Administration & Policy Clinical Ethics Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Medical Medical Books Medical Ethics Medicine Mental Health Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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