Bioethics in a European PerspectiveH.A. Ten Have, Bert Gordijn Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 M03 9 - 548 pages In this book, developed by a group of collaborating scholars in bioethics from different European countries, an overview is given of the most salient themes in present-day bioethics. The themes are discussed in order to enable the reader to have an in-depth overview of the state of the art in bioethics. Introductory chapters will guide the reader through the relevant dimensions of a particular area, while subsequent case discussions will help the reader to apply the ethical theories to specific clinical problems and health policy queries. The book focuses on perspectives typical for the European context. This highlights not only particular bioethical themes such as social justice, choices in health care, and health policy (e.g., in post-communist countries), it also emphasizes specific approaches in ethical theory, in relation to Continental philosophies such as phenomenology and hermeneutics. Because of its articulation of what is typical for the European health care setting as well as for bioethical debate, this book is unique in comparison to existing textbooks in bioethics. The book is an introductory textbook acquainting the reader with the major issues in present-day health care as well as the various theoretical and practical approaches to clarify these issues. |
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... social and cultural context of many ethical debates . They are focusing attention on the structure and organisation of the health care system , as well as the network of social values in which the moral problems are presented . They ...
... social and cultural context of many ethical debates . They are focusing attention on the structure and organisation of the health care system , as well as the network of social values in which the moral problems are presented . They ...
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... social perspective , they call into question fundamental assumptions concerning the moral quality of communities and social responsibility . Third , European approaches are at least as pluralistic as North American approaches . However ...
... social perspective , they call into question fundamental assumptions concerning the moral quality of communities and social responsibility . Third , European approaches are at least as pluralistic as North American approaches . However ...
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... social agreements are other ways to master reality's ambiguity . Likewise , literature , poetry , music , and arts in general , provide possible interpretations of our world that can yield clarity and certainty . Last but not least ...
... social agreements are other ways to master reality's ambiguity . Likewise , literature , poetry , music , and arts in general , provide possible interpretations of our world that can yield clarity and certainty . Last but not least ...
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... Social Organisation The third area of ethical issues regards equal access to health services and equitable distribution of limited and scarce economic resources . In our era , and for the first time in history , every citizen's access ...
... Social Organisation The third area of ethical issues regards equal access to health services and equitable distribution of limited and scarce economic resources . In our era , and for the first time in history , every citizen's access ...
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... Social justice requires that distinction be drawn between classes of subjects that ought , and ought not , to participate in any particular kind of research , based on the ability of members of that class to bear burdens and on the ...
... Social justice requires that distinction be drawn between classes of subjects that ought , and ought not , to participate in any particular kind of research , based on the ability of members of that class to bear burdens and on the ...
Contents
ethics | 51 |
The autonomy of the patient | 83 |
The autonomy of the health care | 92 |
PERSON AND BODY | 109 |
Case discussions | 157 |
Experimentation with human | 167 |
Compulsory medical treatment | 179 |
list rationing and priorities | 219 |
Consensus formation as a basic strategy | 281 |
Case discussions | 369 |
Abortion 385 | 384 |
Embryo experimentation | 399 |
Case discussions | 487 |
Pain management | 495 |
Comatose patients 509 | 508 |
Index of Names | 535 |
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