Classic Works in Medical Ethics: Core Philosophical Readings

by Gregory E. Pence

Book Overview

After thirty years, Medical Ethics has matured to where a collection of core writings in the field is now possible. There is even a danger that some classic articles will cease to be known because... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070381151
• ISBN13: 9780070381155
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Awesome condition

I needed this book for 1 college course and it fulfilled its purpose. I didn’t need a brand new version. My book had some page bends but I didn’t care. It was only 1 course. Better price here than my college bookstore

Great source articles

This is a premiere collection of the top philosophical essays behind medical ethics today. I, too, teach a philosophy course on medical ethics and use this anthology as supplementary reading material. Some of the articles are a little heady for undergrads who aren't (yet) philosophy majors, so I also recommend Gregory Pence's companion book, Classic Cases in Medical Ethics, which is considerably more approachable and even interesting to read.

Good for THINKING about medical ethics

Lots of philosophy articles on medicine. I'm a philosophy professor who teaches medical ethics and I'm distressed that most books and discussions leave out the PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING behind positions on both sides. To this book's credit, all the articles (each reproduced in full) emphasize how and why the author supports or rejects a position on: euthanasia, abortion, genetic testing, locking up the harmless insane, and national medical coverage. I used it in my class and will use it again.