The ends of human life
Subtitle: medical ethics in a liberal polity
By: Ezekiel J. Emanuel.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Medical ethics.; Liberalism.; Ethics, Medical.; Health Policy.; Political Systems.
Description: Ezekiel Emanuel, trained as both a physician and a political theorist, rejects the claim that most of today's dilemmas of medical ethics are created by advances in medical technology. He maintains that the seemingly endless debates are the inevitable consequence of liberal political values. He proposes an alternative ideology, a liberal communitarianism that imagines a federation of political communities dedicated to democratic deliberations to guide the formulation of laws and policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.