The Penn Center guide to bioethics / Vardit Ravitsky, Autumn Fiester, Arthur L. Caplan, [editors].
The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania is the internationally recognized leader in bioethical education and research. Its interdisciplinary faculty is drawn from the fields of medicine, law, nursing, education, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. The Penn Center's...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania is the internationally recognized leader in bioethical education and research. Its interdisciplinary faculty is drawn from the fields of medicine, law, nursing, education, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. The Penn Center's leading fellows have combined their expertise with other contributors to create this work, a guide to both traditional and cutting-edge bioethical issues. It navigates uncharted ethical terrains, covering the challenging controversies generated by new technologies, theories, and medical advances. This volume represents the Penn Center's distinct, pioneering approach to bioethics, one that emphasizes empirical treatment of bioethical issues, and the integration of bioethical scholarship with practical application. It is a work that is designed to help readers get answers to the bioethical issues of the day. |
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| Item Description: | "Penn Center for Bioethics.". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 828 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826117317 1782681655 9780826117311 9781782681656 |