LCCN2022-931400
Reviews"Extremely well done for both undergraduate and graduate introduction to medical ethics courses. This text is comprehensive in its treatment of the issues I cover in my semester-length course on medical ethics."--John Thomas Meadors, Mississippi College "I found the book to be fairly comprehensive; there is simply more to choose from in this book. It is up to date and the inclusion of stats and figures are still current and relevant."--Kristemn Kringle-Bear, University of North Caroline Wilmington, Extremely well done for both undergraduate and graduate introduction to medical ethics courses. This text is comprehensive in its treatment of the issues I cover in my semester-length course on medical ethics." - John Thomas Meadors, Mississippi College, "Extremely well done for both undergraduate and graduate introduction to medical ethics courses. This text is comprehensive in its treatment of the issues I cover in my semester-length course on medical ethics."--John Thomas Meadors, Mississippi College"I found the book to be fairly comprehensive; there is simply more to choose from in this book. It is up to date and the inclusion of stats and figures are still current and relevant."--Kristemn Kringle-Bear, University of North Caroline Wilmington
SynopsisNew chapter: "Pandemic Ethics," includes prioritizing who gets vaccines, ICUs, and personal protective equipment; refusal to wear masks and to social distance; and science denial and the spreading of misinformation. New chapter: "Race, Racial Bias, and Health Care," includes myths about race and racism; race as a factor in medical treatment; and racial disparities in allocation of medical and health resources. Expanded Chapter 1 ("Moral Reasoning in Bioethics") to include a section on obstacles to critical thinking, covering confirmation bias, denying contrary evidence, motivated reasoning, the availability error, and the Dunning-Kruger effect. Updated Chapters: 7 ("Abortion"), 10 ("Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide"), and 11 ("Dividing Up Health Care Resources"). New readings, including those from Michael Sandel with Colleen Walsh; Angela Ballantyne; Michael Root; and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Govind Persad, and Ross Upshur, et al. Visit www.oup.com/he/vaughn-bioethics5e for student and instructor resources. Book jacket., Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases explores the philosophical, medical, social, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Integrating eighty-nine readings, numerous classic bioethical cases, and abundant pedagogical tools, this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics.
LC Classification NumberR724.V38 2022