Bioethics

50 Puzzles, Problems, and Thought Experiments

Sean D. Aas, Collin O'Neil, Chiara Lepora

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781003817185
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Philosophy History & Theory

Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Problems, and Thought Experiments collects 50 cases—both real and imaginary—that have been, or should be, of special interest and importance to philosophical bioethics. Cases are collected together under topical headings in a natural order for an introductory course in bioethics. Each case is described in a few pages, which includes bioethical context, a concise narrative of the case itself, and a discussion of its importance, both for broader philosophical issues and for practical problems in clinical ethics and health policy. Each entry also contains a brief, annotated, list of suggested readings. In addition to the classic cases in bioethics, the book contains discussion of cases that involve several emerging bioethical issues: especially, issues around disability, social justice, and the practice of medicine in a diverse and globalized world.

Key Features:

• Gives readers all chapters presented in an identical format:
• The Case
• Responses
• Suggested Readings
• Includes reference to up-to-date literature in journals devoted both to more generalist ethics and to bioethics
• Offers short and self-contained chapters, allowing students to quickly understand an issue and giving instructors flexibility in assigning readings to match the themes of the course
• Features actual or lightly fictionalized cases in humanitarian aid, offering a type of case that is often underrepresented in bioethics books
• Authored by three scholars who are actively involved in the central research areas of bioethics

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Part I: Bioethics and Philosophical Methodology
• Part II: Creating Life
• Part III: The Value of Life: Disability and Well-Being
• Part IV: Deciding for Others
• Part V: Deciding for Yourself
• Part VI: Killing and Dying
• Part VII: The Ethics of Clinical Research
• Part VIII: Fair Distribution
• Part IX: Public Health: Freedom and Justice
• Part X: The Boundaries of Medicine
• Part XI: Medicine across Borders: Dilemmas of Complicity and Compromise
• Index