Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Issues in medical ethics are rarely out of the media and it is an area of ethics that has particular interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. 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 questions, such as euthanasia and the morality of killing, and also explores political questions such as: how should health care resources be distributed fairly?
Author: Tony Hope (Ethox, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford)
Format: Paperback, 168 pages, 111mm x 174mm, 146 g
Published: 2004, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Family & Health: General
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Issues in medical ethics are rarely out of the media and it is an area of ethics that has particular interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. 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 questions, such as euthanasia and the morality of killing, and also explores political questions such as: how should health care resources be distributed fairly?
Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction