Title: Medicine and moral reasoning /
Authors: Fulford, K. W. M.; Gillett, Grant, 1950-; Soskice, Janet Martin.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Medical ethics; Judgment (Ethics); Ethics, Medical; Morals
Abstract: A collection examining the theoretical basis of medical ethics and the nature of moral thinking.
Contents: Introduction: diverse ethics / K. William M. Fulford, Grant R. Gillett and Janet M. Soskice. -- 2. Darwinism and ethics / Mary Midgley. -- 3. Creation and relation / Janet Martin Soskice. -- 4. Embryo experimentation: public policy in a pluralist society / Richard M. Hare. -- 5. Ethical considerations in genetic testing: an empirical study of presymptomatic diagnosis of Huntington's disease / Jason Brandt. -- 6. Identity matters / Michael Lockwood. -- 7. The virtues in a professional setting / William F. May. -- 8. Medical ethics, moral philosophy and moral tradition / Thomas H. Murray. -- 9. Roman suicide / Miriam Griffin. -- 10. Women and children first / Grant R. Gillet. -- 11. Moral uncertainty and human embryo experimentation / Graham Oddie. -- 12. Morality: invention or discovery? / James O. Urmson. -- 13. Quality of life and health care / Roger Crisp. -- 14. Dependency: the foundational value in medical ehtics / Alastair V. Campbell. -- 15. Not more medical ethics / K. William M Fulford.