Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

by Tony Hope and Michael Dunn

Book Overview

Medical ethics is an area that has particular interest for the general public as well as for the medical practitioner, and issues concerning medical ethics seem to be constantly in the headlines. This short and accessible introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine.

Tony Hope deals with thorny moral issues, including euthanasia and the morality of killing. He also explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192802828
• ISBN13: 9780192802828
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.9"