Biomedical Ethics

by Thomas A. Mappes, David DeGrazia

This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts of interest in medicine, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, and the rationing of health care. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies.

Genres: Philosophy

752 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1980

Reviews

[Leah]

WORST TEXT BOOK EVER... Ok, so I've only read chapter one, but the wording was so poor I had to read most paragraphs at least twice. And according to my instructor, I get the joy of reading the entire thing this semester. The whole "it depends" attitude in philosophy drives me nuts, the least they could do is write me a decent text book.

[Kortni scott]

A school book, but I loved reading it, the title says it all. Provides many different view points and is on topics which are very up to date!

[Anne Marie]

What can ya say!? It definitely makes one think!