The Penn Center guide to bioethics
By: Arthur L. Caplan, Autumn Fiester, and Vardit Ravitsky, editors.
Contributors: Caplan, Arthur L.; Fiester, Autumn.; Ravitsky, Vardit.; Penn Center (University of Pennsylvania)
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 828
ISBN-13: 9780826115225
Subjects: Bioethics
Description: The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania is the internationally recognized leader in bioethical education and research. Its interdisciplinary faculty is drawn from the fields of medicine, law, nursing, education, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. The Penn Center's leading fellows have combined their expertise with other contributors to create this work, a guide to both traditional and cutting-edge bioethical issues. It navigates uncharted ethical terrains, covering the challenging controversies generated by new technologies, theories, and medical advances. This volume represents the Penn Center's distinct, pioneering approach to bioethics, one that emphasizes empirical treatment of bioethical issues, and the integration of bioethical scholarship with practical application. It is a work that is designed to help readers get answers to the bioethical issues of the day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.