Bioethics at the Movies

Bioethics at the Movies
ISBN-10
0801890780
ISBN-13
9780801890789
Category
Medical
Pages
380
Language
English
Published
2009-01-28
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Sandra Shapshay

Description

Bioethics explores the ways in which popular films engage basic bioethical concepts and concerns. Twenty-one philosophically grounded essays use cinematic tools such as character and plot development, scene setting, and narrative framing to demonstrate a range of principles and topics in contemporary medical ethics. Structured to mirror bioethics and cinema classes, this innovative work includes end-of-chapter questions for further consideration and contributions from scholars from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, Spain, and Australia.

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