Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Bioethics

The Wadsworth Series in Social Philosophy

by Ronald Munson

In INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION, nationally acclaimed bioethicist and novelist Ronald Munson masterfully weds clear and accurate accounts of complex scientific findings with case presentations whose vivid narrative helps students connect science with the human emotion behind important and controversial biomedical decisions. These engaging cases and briefings conclude with succinct summaries of basic ethical theories and are followed by up-to-date and influential articles addressing the most pressing issues in bioethics today. The vibrant writing, along with the wide variety of current cases and issues, make the book appealing and provocative to readers ranging from those with no philosophical or scientific training to those in programs in philosophy, nursing, or medicine. You will quickly learn why INTERVENTION AND REFLECTION continues to be the most widely used bioethics textbook on the market: This unusual text is surprisingly hard to put down.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Medical Ethics, Science, Reference

944 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Paris Salmon MD · Rating 5 out of 5]

HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE FREAKING HYPE FOR A CLASS BRINGING MY POPCORN
READY TO GET ABSOLUTELY ETHICAL HALLELUJAH

[Cait · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book except that the editing was HORRIBLE.The book was obviously edited by spell checker but not reread by a human. It made it very difficult when reading to suddenly have a word make no sense to the context and have to reread looking for a similar sounding word. For example, "It may contain sequences that in the "fixture" we will realize are crucially important."(should have been future)

[Heather]

Okay, I read most of this. It's an excellent text on bioethics. Although not from a distinctly Christian worldview, I am particularly found of how the author tries to present all sides of a particular issue and has excellent case studies.

[Michelle Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book for my bioethics class and it is so interesting. It is filled with interesting ideas and case studies, even though it is a text book, I just can't put it down!

[Nsk]

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