The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies

The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies
ISBN-10
0199735360
ISBN-13
9780199735365
Category
Medical
Pages
527
Language
English
Published
2011-05-10
Publisher
OUP USA
Author
Friedman Lester

Description

Narrative film can be a useful way of looking at bioethical scenarios. This volume presents a collection of brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each author looks at a single scene from a popular film in order to illuminate its ethical dimensions.

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