Bioethics : a philosophical journey and a critical analysis into the life sciences : a guide to healthcare providers
- 2nd edition
- xviii, 257 pages
Includes bibliographical references.
Ethics: Different between ethics and morality Postulates in ethics Moral Assumptions Humans , The sole moral agents Intellectual compared with will Concrete basis of morality : Biology : Bioethics Hippocratic oath: Classical version Hippocratic oath: Modern versions Original nightingle pledge The bioethics center Concern : Healthcare ethics : Professional ethics :Beginning of human life: Current reproductive technology Sex selection In vitro fertilization : Contraception : Abortion : Material-fetal relationship : Euthanasia :Suicide : Death : Stem cell technology : Organ transplantation / organ donation Ethical principle applicable to donor and recipient : Human dignity / human personhood : Human act/ acts of man Three-fold- element Knowledge Freedom Voluntariness : Law : Conscience: Types ofethical theories / thoughts : Deontological ethics Immanuel Kant William David Ross : Technological ethics St. Thomas Aquinas Consequentialism / utilitarianism Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill : Contractarian ethics John Rawls Critique : Virtue ethics Critique : Situation egoism / absolutism / relativism : The healthcare professional : The client : The healthcare provider : Virtues , Vices, nad habits of the healthcare provider Virtue Vices Habits : Virtues of the healthcare provider Fidelity Honesty Integrity Humility Respect Compassion Prudence Courage : Vices of the healthcare provider Fraud Pride Greed : Basic ethical principle Stewardship / Accountability Totality Double effect act Cooperation : major bioethical principles and their applications to the are of the sick Respect for autonomy and paternalism patient's bill Paternalism : Beneficence : Non-Maleficence : Justice : Casuistry :Communitarianism : Bibliography : Appendices Address of pope john paul II to the participants in the internationa congress on " Life-Sustaining treatments and vegetative state : Scientific advances and ethical dilemmas" " Address to midwives" Pope pius XII.