num_pages: 402
description:  An Introduction for the Biosciences offers a fresh, balanced introduction to bioethics ideal for students with no background in the subject. Opening with a section entitled "The Ethical Groundwork," it then discusses a broad range of bioethical issues relating to people, animals,and food. Presenting various perspectives on common themes, the book encourages students to question, evaluate, and form their own viewpoints. It incorporates useful pedagogical tools including self-assessment questions, topics for discussion, exercises, and references to recommended further readingand useful websites. A companion website features a web link library and additional sources of information.
language: English
title: Bioethics: An Introduction for the Biosciences
titlecomplete: Bioethics: An Introduction for the Biosciences
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Oxford University Press