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Historical and philosophical perspectives on biomedical ethics : from paternalism to autonomy? / edited by Andreas-Holger Maehle, Johanna Geyer-Kordesch.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Ashgate studies in applied ethics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical ethics.
- Medical ethics--Philosophy.
- Bioethics--Philosophy.
- Bioethics.
- Ethics, Medical--history.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Philosophy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ethics, Medical--history.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- x, 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 'Honour and Interests': Medical Ethics and the British Medical Association / Andrew A.G. Morrice 11
- 2 The Emergence of Medical Professional Ethics in Germany / Andreas-Holger Maehle 37
- 3 Health Costs and the Ethics of the German Sickness Insurance System / Lutz D.H. Sauerteig 49
- 4 Problems of Consent to Surgical Procedures and Autopsies in Twentieth Century Germany / Cay-Rudiger Prull, Marianne Sinn 73
- 5 Human Research: From Ethos to Law, from National to International Regulations / Ulrich Trohler 95
- 6 Ethical Aspects of Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Technologies / Bryan Jennett 119
- 7 Autonomous Agency and Consent in the Treatment of the Terminally Ill / Susan L. Lowe 129
- 8 The 'Frankensteinian' Nature of Biotechnology / David E. Cooper 139.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754615294
- OCLC:
- 48084079
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