This Three Volumes Encyclopaedic Dictionary Of Bioethics Has Become A Monumental Work For Its Exhaustive Explanation Of More Than 100 Aspects Of Bioethics. The Entries In This Encyclopaedic Dictionary Is Not Only Deals With Medical Ethics, But It Is Also Includes The Moral, Social And Political Problems That Arise Out Of Biology And The Life Sciences. Bioethics Is The Multi-Disciplinary Study Of Ethical Problems Of Humanity Arising From Scientific Advances In Medicine And Technology Examined In The Light Of Moral Values And Principles. It Is The Study Of Ethical Issues That Arise Or Might Be Anticipated To Arise, In The Context Of Real Activities. While Medical And Other Health-Care Ethics Are A Major Component Of Bioethics, The Latter Is Now Widely Acknowledged To Extend Well Beyond Health Care Ethics To Include Not Only The Ethics Of Research In The Life Sciences But Also Environmental Ethics, Ethical Issues Of Sexuality, And Various Socio-Political Moral Issues. This Encyclopaedia Would Be An Ethical Asset For Medical Professionals And Other Bio-Scientists.

This 5 volume revision of the 1979 Dartmouth Medal-winner provides balanced, informative articles on the moral and ethical dimensions of modern medicine, science and technology.

This edition is a complete revision of the Dartmouth Medal-winning set first published in 1995. Covering a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment, the set helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations. All bibliographies have been updated and new entries added -- from cloning, to issues of privacy or censorship on the Web, cell-stem research, same-sex marriage, privatization of water access, animal rights and much more.

This work presents the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of all relevant issues and topics in contemporary global bioethics. Now that bioethics has entered into a novel global phase, a wider set of issues, problems and principles is emerging against the backdrop of globalization and in the context of global relations. This new stage in bioethics is furthermore promoted through the ethical framework presented in the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights adopted in 2005. This Declaration is the first political statement in the field of bioethics that has been adopted unanimously by all Member States of UNESCO. In contrast to other international documents, it formulates a commitment of governments and is part of international law (though not binding as a Convention). It presents a universal framework of ethical principles for the further development of bioethics at a global level. The Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics caters to the need for a comprehensive overview and systematic treatment of all pertinent new topics and issues in the emerging global bioethics debate. It provides descriptions and analysis of a vast range of important new issues from a truly global perspective and with a cross-cultural approach. New issues covered by the Encyclopedia and neglected in more traditional works on bioethics include, but are not limited to, sponsorship of research and education, scientific misconduct and research integrity, exploitation of research participants in resource-poor settings, brain drain and migration of healthcare workers, organ trafficking and transplant tourism, indigenous medicine, biodiversity, commodification of human tissue, benefit sharing, bio industry and food, malnutrition and hunger, human rights and climate change.