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 | | Life and Death: Philosophical Essays in Biomedical Ethics (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) by Dan W. Brock, Douglas MacLean (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780521417853 ISBN-10: 0-521-41785-6 ISBN-13: 9780521417853 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-41785-3 Hardcover 1993-02-26 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description How should modern medicine's dramatic new powers to sustain life be employed? How should limited resources be used to extend and improve the quality of life? In this collection, Dan Brock, a distinguished philosopher and bioethicist and co-author of Deciding for Others (Cambridge, 1989), explores the moral issues raised by new ideals of shared decision making between physicians and patients. The book develops an ethical framework for decisions about life-sustaining treatment and euthanasia, and examines how these life and death decisions are transformed in health policy when the focus shifts from what is best for a patient to what is just for all patients. Professor Brock combines acute philosophical analysis with a deep understanding of the realities of clinical health policy. This is a volume for philosophers concerned with medical ethics, health policy professionals, physicians interested in bioethics, and undergraduate courses in biomedical ethics. | ||
Book Description This book develops an ethical framework for decisions about life-sustaining treatment and euthanasia, and examines how these life and death decisions are transformed in health policy when the focus shifts from what is best for one patient as opposed to what is just for all patients. | ||