A Companion to Bioethics
分类: 图书,进口原版,Medicine(医学),Physician & Patient(医师与病患),Medical Ethics,
品牌: Helga KuhsePeter Singer
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 2 (2012年3月20日)丛书名:Blackwell Companions to Philosophy平装:636页正文语种:英语ISBN:1444350846条形码:9781444350845商品尺寸:17.3 x 3 x 24.6 cm商品重量:953 gASIN:1444350846商品描述内容简介This second edition ofA Companion to Bioethics,fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.Thematically organized around an unparalleled range of issues, including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations, AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, and teachingNow includes new essays on currently controversial topics such as cloning and genetic enhancementTopics are clearly and compellingly presented by internationally renowned bioethicistsA detailed index allows the reader to find terms and topics not listed in the titles of the essays themselves作者简介Helga Kuhseis Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Australia. She is the author, co-author or editor of more than 150 professional articles and some 15 books, includingBioethics: An Anthology(co-edited with Peter Singer, Second Edition, Blackwell, 2006).Peter Singeris Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than forty books, includingAnimal Liberation(first published in 1975), widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement,Practical Ethics(Third Edition, 2011),In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave(Blackwell, 2005),The Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature(co-edited with Renata Singer, Blackwell, 2004) andThe Life You Can Save(2009). He was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics, and in 2005,Timenamed him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.