Absolutely Essential
Journal: The MIT Press eBooks
Year: 2025

What the end of the post-World War II global political system means for bioethics and beyond. In Absolutely Essential, Jonathan Moreno explores the field of bioethics as both a creature and a key element of the post–World War II rules-based order. According to this order, international relations are to be organized according to principles of open markets, liberal democracy, and multilateral organizations. Drawing on the author’s four decades of experience in the field, the book raises key questi