Bioethics at the Movies

Book Overview

Bioethics at the Movies explores the ways in which popular films engage basic bioethical concepts and concerns. Twenty-one philosophically grounded essays use cinematic tools such as character and plot development, scene setting, and narrative framing to demonstrate a range of principles and topics in contemporary medical ethics.

The first two sections plumb popular and bioethical thought on birth, abortion, genetic selection, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801890772
• ISBN13: 9780801890772
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"