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Hardcover The Foundations of Bioethics: An Introduction and Critique Book

ISBN: 0195036085

ISBN13: 9780195036084

The Foundations of Bioethics: An Introduction and Critique

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This is the first single-author text on the philosophical issues in bioethics that is both systematic and comprehensive. Engelhardt provides both a critique of the theoretical foundations of bioethics and an analysis of the problematic ways in which facts, theories and values become intertwined in concepts of health and disease. He analyzes patients' rights, including the right to free and informed consent, to refuse treatment, and to the benefits...

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The Foundations of Bioethics

Rarely, does anyone get down to the elemental processes of human interactions. This book is one of those rare occasions. It basically negates all known ethical methods and demands respect for human rights (albeit in a un- or under-stated way). Post-Modern Ethics has no where to go except to the process of mutual respect of individuals.This is a difficult book to read because it cuts through all internal and external methods thus attacking one's own value system. A section on axiology would have been a plus (but not necessary.)It's must read for the new mellenium.
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