The Ethics of Bioethics: Mapping the Moral Landscape

The Ethics of Bioethics: Mapping the Moral Landscape
ISBN-10
0801886120
ISBN-13
9780801886126
Category
Medical
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2007-07-16
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Authors
Lisa A. Eckenwiler, Felicia G. Cohn

Description

Through twenty-five lively essays examining the field's history and trends, shortcomings and strengths, and the political and policy interplay within the bioethical realm, this comprehensive book begins a much-needed critical and constructive discussion of the moral landscape of bioethics.

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