Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Catholic bioethics for a new millennium Catholic bioethics for a new millennium Anthony Fisher "Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare to… OL16015196W
Genomic messages Genomic messages George J. Annas "Ready or not, medical practice is changing. Advances in the field of genomics--the study of how our DNA is constructed and functions--have made it easier for physicians to diagnose, treat, and even … OL20008078W
Bioethics and the new embryology Bioethics and the new embryology Scott F. Gilbert "This brief textbook of human development covers the events of fertilization, gestation, and sex determination, followed by descriptions of the science of cloning, stem cells, and genome sequencing. … OL2635876W
Human Identity and Bioethics Human Identity and Bioethics David DeGrazia When philosophers address personal identity, they usually explore numerical identity: what are the criteria for a person's continuing existence? When non-philosophers address personal identity, they … OL2976427W
From Nicaea to Chalcedon From Nicaea to Chalcedon Frances M. Young In this volume, a world-renowned scholar of early Christianity updates and expands her survey of the writers and writings of the golden age of Greek patristic theology. --from publisher description OL3280679W
Principles of biomedical ethics Principles of biomedical ethics Tom L. Beauchamp This book offers a systematic analysis of the moral principles that should apply to biomedicine. We understand "biomedical ethics" as one type of applied ethics. In our discussions of ethical theory … OL3930967W
Bioethics in America Bioethics in America M. L. Tina Stevens "In Bioethics in America, Tina Stevens challenges the view that the origins of the bioethics movement can be found in the 1960s, a decade mounting challenges to all variety of authority. Instead, Ste… OL8396601W