Medicine and Moral Reasoning

Grant Gillett editor Janet Martin Soskice editor K W M Fulford editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Mar '94

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A collection examining the theoretical basis of medical ethics and the nature of moral thinking.

A collection of essays bringing a range of perspectives on the nature of moral reasoning in medical ethics. 'Many of the essays will become compulsory reading both for moral philosophers and for medical students and those responsible for introducing Ethics into clinical teaching.' Mary WarnockThis collection examines prevalent assumptions in moral reasoning which are often accepted uncritically in medical ethics. It introduces a range of perspectives from philosophy and medicine on the nature of moral reasoning and relates these to illustrative problems, such as New Reproductive Technologies, the treatment of sick children, the assessment of quality of life, genetics, involuntary psychiatric treatment and abortion. In each case, the contributors address the nature and worth of the moral theories involved in discussions of the relevant issues, and focus on the types of reasoning which are employed. 'Medical ethics is in danger of becoming a subject kept afloat by a series of platitudes about respect for persons or the importance of autonomy. This book is a bold and imaginative attempt to break away from such rhetoric into genuine informative dialogue between philosophers and doctors, with no search after consensus.' Mary Warnock

This collection of essays bristles with new ideas. It contributes to the major topical debates on quality adjusted life years, genetic screening, human embryo research, and abortion but also provides a challenge to the restriction of medical ethical debate to quandaries and dilemmas. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sarah Haddon Furness British Medical Journal

ISBN: 9780521453257

Dimensions: 236mm x 155mm x 19mm

Weight: 476g

217 pages