A theory of bioethics / David DeGrazia, Joseph Millum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeGrazia, David, author.

Millum, Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This volume offers a carefully argued, compelling theory of bioethics while eliciting practical implications for a wide array of issues including medical assistance-in-dying, the right to health care, abortion, animal research, and the definition of death. The authors' dual-value theory features mid-level principles, a distinctive model of moral status, a subjective account of well-being, and a cosmopolitan view of global justice. In addition to ethical theory, the book investigates the nature of harm and autonomous action, personal identity theory, and the 'non-identity problem' associated with many procreative decisions. Readers new to particular topics will benefit from helpful introductions, specialists will appreciate in-depth theoretical explorations and a novel take on various practical issues, and all readers will benefit from the book's original synoptic vision of bioethics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Outline of the Dual Value Theory; 4. Nonmaleficence and Negative Constraints; 5. Autonomy; 6. Distributive Justice and Beneficence; 7. Moral Status; 8. Well-Being; 9. Personal Identity Theory; 10. Creating Human Beings; Concluding Thoughts.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.