Standing on Principles: Collected Essays

by Tom L. Beauchamp

Book Overview

Tom L. Beauchamp of Georgetown is one of the founding fathers of contemporary bioethics, and is particularly influential as one of the co-authors (with James Childress) of PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, first published by OUP over 25 years ago and a true cornerstone of contemporary bioethics. This volume is both an introductory textbook as well as a definitive expression of what is known as the dominant "principlist" approach which views bioethical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199737185
• ISBN13: 9780199737185
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.9"