Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Beauchamp)) [Paperback]
Author: Tom L. Beauchamp | Language: English | ISBN: 0199924589 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Seventh Edition, provides a highly original, practical, and insightful guide to morality in the health professions. Acclaimed authors Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress thoroughly develop and advocate for four principles that lie at the core of moral reasoning in health care: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Drawing from contemporary research--and integrating detailed case studies and vivid real-life examples and scenarios--they demonstrate how these prima facie principles can be expanded to apply to various conflicts and dilemmas, from how to deliver bad news to whether or not to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments.
Illuminating both theory and method throughout, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Seventh Edition, considers what constitutes moral character and addresses the problem of moral status: what rights are due to people and animals, and when. It also examines the professional-patient relationship, surveys major philosophical theories--including utilitarianism, Kantianism, rights theory, and virtue theory--and describes methods of moral justification in bioethics. Ideal for courses in biomedical ethics, bioethics, and health care ethics, the text is enhanced by hundreds of annotated citations and a substantial introduction that clarifies key terms and concepts.
NEW TO THE SEVENTH EDITION
Ch. 1: A clarified and more concise treatment of the common morality and its distinction from both particular moralities and the broad descriptive use of the term "morality"
Ch. 3: New sections on degrees of moral status and the moral significance of moral status
Ch. 4: A revised section on the therapeutic use of placebos and expanded coverage of theories of autonomy and information-processing issues
Ch. 5: New material on historical problems of underprotection and recent problems of overprotection in human subjects research
Ch. 6: A new section on expanded access and continued access in research and a relocated and integrated discussion of surrogate decision making for incompetent patients
Ch. 7: A distinction between traditional theories of justice and more recent theories like capabilities and well-being
Ch. 8: A new section on clinical ethics and research ethics
Ch. 9: A whole new section on virtue theory, which expands the account from Ch. 2 of the previous edition, and on rights theory
Ch. 10: An extended and more in-depth discussion of the authors' theory of method and justification in bioethics
A new Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/beauchamp featuring suggestions for effectively using the book in the classroom, possible syllabi and examination questions, additional readings, useful exercises, and cases for discussion
Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Beauchamp)) [Paperback] Illuminating both theory and method throughout, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Seventh Edition, considers what constitutes moral character and addresses the problem of moral status: what rights are due to people and animals, and when. It also examines the professional-patient relationship, surveys major philosophical theories--including utilitarianism, Kantianism, rights theory, and virtue theory--and describes methods of moral justification in bioethics. Ideal for courses in biomedical ethics, bioethics, and health care ethics, the text is enhanced by hundreds of annotated citations and a substantial introduction that clarifies key terms and concepts.
NEW TO THE SEVENTH EDITION
Ch. 1: A clarified and more concise treatment of the common morality and its distinction from both particular moralities and the broad descriptive use of the term "morality"
Ch. 3: New sections on degrees of moral status and the moral significance of moral status
Ch. 4: A revised section on the therapeutic use of placebos and expanded coverage of theories of autonomy and information-processing issues
Ch. 5: New material on historical problems of underprotection and recent problems of overprotection in human subjects research
Ch. 6: A new section on expanded access and continued access in research and a relocated and integrated discussion of surrogate decision making for incompetent patients
Ch. 7: A distinction between traditional theories of justice and more recent theories like capabilities and well-being
Ch. 8: A new section on clinical ethics and research ethics
Ch. 9: A whole new section on virtue theory, which expands the account from Ch. 2 of the previous edition, and on rights theory
Ch. 10: An extended and more in-depth discussion of the authors' theory of method and justification in bioethics
A new Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/beauchamp featuring suggestions for effectively using the book in the classroom, possible syllabi and examination questions, additional readings, useful exercises, and cases for discussion
- Series: Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Beauchamp)
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; 7 edition (October 22, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199924589
- ISBN-13: 978-0199924585
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #23 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Medical Ethics
- #32 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Philosophy > Ethics
Some would consider "Principles of Biomedical Ethics" by Tom Beauchamp and James Childress a classic in the field. If one judges this solely by the number of editions it has gone through, then this would be true. (It is now in its seventh edition.) However, if one's criteria include its applicability to the needs of those entering or currently in the healthcare profession, it is anything but a classic, since it is sorely lacking in concrete, real-life examples.
Beauchamp and Childress discuss some of the standard concepts found in medical ethics, such as the moral status of patients, patient autonomy, beneficense, nonmaleficence, and medical staff-patient relationships, but they do so in what is for the most part a highly abstract fashion, only occasionally giving what passes as a practical example. (I say "what passes as," because it is evident that at least some of these are the type of examples that professional philosophers think up rather than citing real examples of real people who have real problems that are being treated by real professionals in the real medical community.)
This book might be useful in a graduate seminar in a philosophy department. However, its description on Amazon bills it as appropriate for undergraduate courses in bioethics and healthcare ethics. These are the courses that people intending to go into the healthcare professions take to fulfill a requirement for graduation from their program. They are not planning on becoming professors of philosophy. What Beauchamp and Childress have to offer is largely irrelevant to their needs.
I have nearly 30 years' experience teaching philosophy. Two years ago I was asked to teach biomedical ethics for the first time. The first section I taught the text had already been assigned.
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