The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
Title The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics PDF eBook
Author Rosamond Rhodes
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 448
Release 2008-04-15
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0470680601

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The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics is a guide to the complex literature written on the increasingly dense topic of ethics in relation to the new technologies of medicine. Examines the key ethical issues and debates which have resulted from the rapid advances in biomedical technology Brings together the leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, medicine, theology and law, to discuss these issues Tackles such topics as ending life, patient choice, selling body parts, resourcing and confidentiality Organized with a coherent structure that differentiates between the decisions of individuals and those of social policy.

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Title The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics PDF eBook
Author Richard Kraut
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 384
Release 2008-04-15
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1405153148

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The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethicsilluminates Aristotle’s ethics for both academics andstudents new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays bydistinguished international scholars. The structure of the book mirrors the organization of theNichomachean Ethics itself. Discusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, thedistinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness,self-control, and pleasure.

The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics
Title The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics PDF eBook
Author Norman E. Bowie
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Pages 376
Release 2002-02-15
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780631221234

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The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics, written by international experts in the field, acquaints the reader with theoretical and pedagogical issues, ethical issues in the practice of business and exciting new directions in the field.

The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory

The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory
Title The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory PDF eBook
Author Hugh LaFollette
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 651
Release 2013-04-16
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1118514262

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Building on the strengths of the highly successful first edition, the extensively updated Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory presents a complete state-of-the-art survey, written by an international team of leading moral philosophers. A new edition of this successful and highly regarded Guide, now reorganized and updated with the addition of significant new material Includes 21 essays written by an international team of leading philosophers Extensive, substantive essays develop the main arguments of all the leading viewpoints in ethical theory Essays new to this edition cover evolution and ethics, capability ethics, virtues and consequences, and the implausibility of virtue ethics

The Trusted Doctor

The Trusted Doctor
Title The Trusted Doctor PDF eBook
Author Rosamond Rhodes
Publisher
Pages 433
Release 2020
Genre Medical
ISBN 0190859903

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The Trusted Doctor rejects the reigning view that medical ethics is nothing more than the application of everyday ethics to dilemmas that arise in today's medical practice. Instead, it presents a new theory of medical ethics that is actually in line with the codes of ethics and professional oaths proclaimed by physicians around the world.

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information
Title The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information PDF eBook
Author Luciano Floridi
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 392
Release 2008-04-15
Genre Science
ISBN 0470756764

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This Guide provides an ambitious state-of-the-art survey of the fundamental themes, problems, arguments and theories constituting the philosophy of computing. A complete guide to the philosophy of computing and information. Comprises 26 newly-written chapters by leading international experts. Provides a complete, critical introduction to the field. Each chapter combines careful scholarship with an engaging writing style. Includes an exhaustive glossary of technical terms. Ideal as a course text, but also of interest to researchers and general readers.

The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics
Title The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics PDF eBook
Author Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 288
Release 2009-03-12
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9781444308495

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Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays,The Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics addressesdiverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant's moralphilosophy and its implications for the modern age. Provides a fresh perspective on themes in Kant’s moralphilosophy Addresses systematically Kant’s foundational work,Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals and his morespecific treatment of justice and virtue in The Metaphysics ofMorals Includes essays by both established scholars and risingstars Identifies common misperceptions of Kant's thought andchallenges some prevailing interpretations Shows how Kant developed and supplemented his earlier ethicalthought with specific discussions of practical issues in law,international relations, personal relations, and self-regardingvirtues and vices