Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

Published by University of Toronto Press 1996

Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

Edited by: Joseph Boyle and Leonard Sumner

In the series Toronto Studies in Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442623552

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About this book

The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional contexts of bioethics, addressing underlying concerns about the purposes of its practice.

Author / Editor information

Boyle Joseph :

Joseph Boyle is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Principal of St. Michael's College, and a member of the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto.

Sumner Leonard :

Leonard W. Sumner is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction L.W. Sumner and Joseph Boyle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Professional Morality: Can an Examined Life Be Lived? Daniel Callahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Methods of Bioethics: Some Defective Proposals R.M. Hare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Morally Appreciated Circumstances: A Theoretical Problem for Casuistry Albert R. Jonsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Moral Philosophy and Bioethics: Contextualism versus the Paradigm Theory Earl Winkler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
The Role of Principles in Practical Ethics Tom L. Beauchamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Wide Reflective Equilibrium in Practice Norman Daniels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Bioethics through the Back Door: Phenomenology, Narratives, and Insights into Infertility Laura Shanner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Good Bioethics Must Be Feminist Bioethics Laura M. Purdy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Reflections of a Sceptical Bioethicist Christine Overall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Theory versus Practice in Ethics: A Feminist Perspective on Justice in Health Care Susan Sherwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Gender Rites and Rights: The Biopolitics of Beauty and Fertility Kathryn Pauly Morgan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Moral Philosophy and Public Policy: The Case of New Reproductive Technologies Will Kymlicka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Public Moral Discourse Dan W. Brock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 308
Keywords: Coursebook

eBook

Published: December 15, 1996
ISBN: 9781442623552