Bioethics: An introduction for the biosciences - Brossura

Mepham, Ben

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199214301 ISBN 13: 9780199214303

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2008

Riassunto

Bioethical issues remain front-page news, with debate continuing to rage over issues including genetic modification, animal cloning, and 'designer babies'. With public opinion often driven by media speculation, how can we ensure that informed decisions regarding key bioethical issues are made in a reasoned, objective way?

Bioethics: An Introduction for the Biosciences offers a balanced, objective introduction to the field of bioethics, ideal for any biosciences student who is new to the subject. With a focus on developing the students' power of reasoning and judgement, the book presents different perspectives to common themes in an impartial way, fostering debate and discussion.

The opening section, 'The Ethical Groundwork', introduces students to the nature of bioethics and ethical theory. The book goes on to lead students through a broad range of bioethical issues relating to people, animals, and food, before concluding with an overview of bioethics in practice.

The current generation of students will become the next generation of decision makers. Bioethics: An Introduction for the Biosciences is the perfect introduction to a field with which every biosciences student should be familiar.

Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre features:

For registered adopters of the book:
- Figures from the book in electronic format, ready to download

For students:
- A web link library and hyperlinked reference list, giving ready access to additional information sources;
- Topical updates: extensive summaries of the latest developments in those topics covered in the book, ensuring that the reader can remain up-to-date at all times

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Informazioni sull'autore

Special Professor in Applied Bioethics, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham and Visiting Professor in Bioethics, Department of Policy Studies, University of Lincoln, UK

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199214301
• ISBN 13: 9780199214303
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 438
• Contatto del produttore: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Germania