Bioethics Books

Book SynopsisThe introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeholders and interest groups. While ethical tensions resulting from the genetic modification of crops and plants and their supportive gene technologies have been apparent for decades, persistent challenges remain. This book explores the contemporary nature, type, extent and implications of ethical tensions resulting from agricultural biotechnology specifically and technology generally. There are four main arenas of ethical tensions: public opinion, policy and regulation, technology as solutions to problems, and older versus new technologies. Contributions focus on one or more of these arenas by identifying the ethical tensions technology creates and articulating emerging fault lines and, where possible, viable solutions. Key features include: Focusing on contemporary challenges created by new and emerging technologies, especially agricultural biotechnology. Identifying a unique perspective by considering the problem of ethical tensions created or enhanced by new technologies. Providing an interdisciplinary perspective by including perspectives from sociologists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists. This book will be of interest to academics in agricultural economics, sociology and philosophy and policymakers concerned with introducing new technology into agriculture.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ethical Tensions and New Technology: An Overview in the Context of Agricultural Biotechnology PART 1: PUBLIC OPINION AND INTEREST 1: Ethical Tensions from a ‘Science Alone’ Approach in Communicating Genetic Engineering Science to Consumers 2: Against the (GM) Grain: Ethical Tensions and Agrobiotechnology Activism in the USA 3: The Use and Abuse of the Term ‘GMO’ in the ‘Common Weal Rhetoric’ Against the Application of Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture 4: Collaborating with the Enemy? A View from Down Under on GM Research Partnerships PART 2: POLICY AND REGULATION 5: Three Models of Public Opinion and Public Interest for Agricultural Biotechnology: Precautionary, Conventional and Accommodative 6: Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: Ethical Tensions and the Labeling Initiative 7: Ethical Tensions in Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology and their Impact on Policy Outcomes: Evidence from the USA and India PART 3: TECHNOLOGICAL FIX CRITICISM 8: Technological Pragmatism: Navigating the Ethical Tensions Created by Agricultural Biotechnology 9: Absolute Hogwash: Assemblage and the New Breed of Animal Biotechnology PART 4: NEW VERSUS OLD TECHNOLOGY 10: Nature-identical Outcomes, Artificial Processes: Governance of CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing as an Ethical Challenge 11: New Technology, Cognitive Bias and Ethical Tensions in Entrepreneurial Commercialization: The Case of CRISPR PART 5: MEDIATING ETHICAL TENSIONS 12: New Technology, Ethical Tensions and the Mediating Role of Translational Research

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Book SynopsisLife and health sciences and biomedical studies have developed rapidly over the last few decades raising previously unanticipated ethical concerns and questions. New and emerging technologies require novel approaches, protocols and raised awareness to ensure adequate levels of biosecurity and biosafety as well as the implementation of special measures to prevent their potential misuse or dual use. This volume brings together an international collection of prominent ethics experts in health and life sciences, with the aim of providing clear and comprehensive guidelines for the establishment of efficient ethical strategies related to current and emerging biotechnologies and health research. Important current topics in research ethics including CRISPR-Cas9 technologies, gene editing, ‘big data’ in healthcare and life sciences, nutrition in medicine among other topics have found their place in this volume. In addition, the volume discusses the prospects for the implementation of an international unification of ethical standards in life sciences.Trade ReviewThis volume compiles 11 essays by bioethics, medical, and other researchers from Europe and the US, who explore ethics and integrity in health and life sciences research. They address the work of the TRUST project towards counteracting the practice of ethics dumping through the development of tools for the improvement of research governance structures; lessons learned from care of patients with the Ebola virus; ethical challenges in the digital era; ethical aspects relating to big data; governance approaches to safety and security in research in relation to emerging technologies; governing gene editing in the European Union; the responsible and ethical use of genome editing technologies; ethical issues in dual-use brain science; the ethical challenges of informed consent, decision-making capacity, and vulnerability in clinical dementia research; ethical and moral responsibility in diet therapy research; and the mismatch of the science of nutrition and medical practice. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Research Production in Life Sciences; Zvonimir Koporc Chapter 1. Promoting Equity and Preventing Exploitation in International Research: The aims, work and output of the TRUST project; Julie Cook, Kate Chatfield & Doris Schroeder Chapter 2. Ebola Virus Disease: A lesson in science and ethics; Nicola Petrosillo & Rok Čivljak Chapter 3. Ethics Challenges in the Digital Era: Focus on medical research; Albena Kuyumdzhieva Chapter 4. Big Data in Healthcare and the Life Sciences; Janet Mifsud & Cristina Gavrilovici Chapter 5. Shaping a Culture of Safety and Security in Research on Emerging Technologies: Time to move beyond ‘simple compliance’ ethics; Monique Ischi & Johannes Rath Chapter 6. Governing Gene Editing in the European Union: Legal and ethical considerations; Mihalis Kritiko Chapter 7. The ARRIGE Project; Francois Hirsch & Lluis Montoliu Chapter 8. Dual Use in Neuroscientific and Neurotechnological Research: A need for ethical address and guidance; James Giordano & Kathinka Evers Chapter 9. Ethical Challenges of Informed Consent, Decision-Making Capacity and Vulnerability in Clinical Dementia Research; Pablo Hernández-Marrero, Sandra Martins Pereira, Joana Araújo & Ana Sofia Carvalh Chapter 10. Diet Therapy - Effective Treatment but also Ethical and Moral Responsibility; Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusuri Chapter 11. The Mismatch of Nutrition and ‘Medical Practice’: The wayward science of nutrition in human health; T Colin Campbell & T Nelson Campbell

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Book SynopsisSELECTED AS A NEW SCIENTIST 'BOOKS TO EXPAND YOUR MIND' 'THOUGHTFUL ... EXAMINES THE BOUNDARIES OF MOTHERHOOD THROUGH AN UNUSUAL LENS: ARTIFICIAL WOMBS. ... A SKILLED WRITER WITH A CAREFUL GRASP OF HER SUBJECT AND ITS FASCINATING HISTORY' Angela Saini, Telegraph 'AN ENGROSSING INSIGHT INTO THE FUTURE OF BIRTH THROUGH THE LENSES OF THE MOST PRESSING WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES OF OUR ERA' New Statesman Throughout human history, every single one of us has been born from a person. So far. But that is about to change. Scientific research is on the cusp of being able to grow babies outside human bodies, from machines, for the very first time. Claire Horn takes us on a truly radical and urgent deep dive into the most challenging and pertinent questions of our age. Could artificial wombs allow women to redistribute the work of gestating? How do we protect reproductive and abortion rights? And who exactly gets access to this technology, in our vastly unequal world? In this interrogative and fascinating story of modern birth, Eve imagines with eye-opening clarity what all this might mean for the future of humanity. AS HEARD ON RADIO 4'S TODAY PROGRAMME and TIMES RADIOTrade ReviewEve ... looks with hope and trepidation to a future of externalised, artificial uteruses. Where do abortion, surrogacy and parenthood fit in a brave new 'ectogenetic' world? * New Scientist, Books to Expand Your Mind *In her thoughtful debut, Eve, legal scholar Claire Horn examines the boundaries of motherhood through an unusual lens: artificial wombs ... a skilled writer with a careful grasp of her subject and its fascinating history - handled with poignancy because she was pregnant while writing the book -- Angela Saini * Telegraph *An engrossing insight into the future of birth through the lenses of the most pressing women's health issues of our era ... a sobering reminder that wherever technology promises to improve women's lives, there also exists a threat that someone, somewhere, will attempt to co-opt it to control their bodies instead. * New Statesman *

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Book SynopsisA TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield' Mail on Sunday A new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision, CRISPR has given scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction. But CRISPR is just the latest, giant leap in a long journey to master genetics. The Genetic Age shows the astonishing, world-changing potential of the new genetics and the possible threats it poses, sifting between fantasy and the reality when it comes to both benefits and dangers. By placing each phase of discovery, anticipation and fear in the context of over fifty years of attempts to master the natural world, Matthew Cobb, the Baillie-Gifford-shortlisted author of The Idea of the Brain, weaves the stories of science, history and culture to shed new light on our future. With the powers now at our disposal, it is a future that is almost impossible to imagine - but it is one we will create ourselves.Trade ReviewFascinating, occasionally chilling and very readable -- Rhys Blakely * The Times *Detailed and deeply researched ... striking ... complex -- Henry Marsh * New Statesman *[A] deeply researched and often deeply troubling history of gene science ... [in search of] decency and honor in a morally complex field. -- Deborah Blum * New York Times *Disturbing and readable * New Scientist *Comprehensive ... you can sense Cobb's excitement and enthusiasm * TLS *The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield * Mail on Sunday *There are serious questions about the safety of genetic engineering, but also profound social and ethical questions about its use. Matthew Cobb, in his detailed and deeply researched book ... is concerned as much about these questions as he is about the technical details ... but the book is not a primer for understanding the field; it is much more than that. -- Henry Marsh * New Statesman *Wonderful ... a thoughtful, lively and evocative exposition of the history of genetic engineering. -- Adrian Woolfson * Wall Street Journal *Excellent and occasionally harrowing ... masterfully told history ... offers a clear-eyed, well-researched view of the promises and pitfalls of a necessary new technology * Forbes *[An] indefatigable exploration of the genesis of biology ... beautifully lays out the sheer improbability of our biosphere. * The Atlantic *A look at genetic engineering that provides valuable background for rethinking the appropriate uses for these technologies. * Kirkus *A truly valuable book ... most of us get very big picture ideas of what's going on with gene editing and other genetic modifications from the media. Now we've got the real story -- Brain Clegg * Popular Science *An engaging, intriguing book about the history of genetic engineering and where it might lead society ... Excellent. * Library Journal *[A] remarkable jaunt through the twists and turns of the genetic engineering revolution ... a valuable new go-to source. -- Luis A. Campos * Science *Cobb does an excellent job describing the history and the nuts and bolts of genetic engineering. But his real focus, as the title of his book implies, is on the sociological, psychological, and philosophical questions surrounding the genetic age. * GEN Biotechnology *His evenhanded critique balances caution about emergent technologies with tart scepticism of overreaching claims ... The result is an eye-opening - and occasionally hair-raising - indictment of scientific hubris and recklessness. * Publishers Weekly *The book provides such rich description that even the most knowledgeable readers ... will learn something new ... fascinating. * Journal of Medical Humanities *Powerful gene technologies, long foreseen, are finally with us. Taking the measure of this daunting prospect calls for historical acumen, technical appreciation, and a clear-eyed view of human foibles. As this book attests, Matthew Cobb has all three -- Jon TurneyA superb account of genetic engineering in life and culture, in all its myriad anxieties and exhilarations. Should we be scared? Read this book and you'll have a sense of the answer -- Adam Roberts, author * It's the End of the World *Matthew Cobb is a great storyteller of science, a tapestry of intriguing and enlightening ideas thoughtfully and entertainingly told -- Robin InceProfound and important ... Written with astute, calm and clear-sighted judgement, The Genetic Age is likely to be the definitive account of the rise of gene biotechnologies. Neither a credulous booster nor a doom-mongering catastrophist, Matthew Cobb steers a prudent path through the promise and perils of genetic engineering -- Philip Ball, author * Critical Mass *Faced with a new round of genetic dreams and nightmares, Matthew Cobb skilfully sifts the truth from the hype in this thrilling and alarming account of our most dangerous and exciting technology -- Paul Mason, author * How to Stop Fascism *The promise of genetic engineering is limitless, the stuff of dreams and nightmares, and that is also the problem, as Matthew Cobb shows us in this elegant and meticulously researched history. Packed with human stories and fascinating detail, this is the journey of discovery that changed how we view life itself. -- Gaia Vince, author * Transcendence, Adventures in the Anthropocene *A lucid and vigorously insightful account of the pitfalls and triumphs of the twenty-first century's most ethically challenging and potentially world-changing technology -- Paul McAuley, author * Fairyland *A superb guide to the global history of the dreams, fears and science of genetic engineering, and why it matters for tomorrow -- Jon Agar, author * Turing and the Universal Machine *A gripping, bawdy tale of science fiction morphing into business history ... Exhaustively researched and beautifully written ... the histories of recombinant DNA, biotech, GMOs, gene therapy, and cloning in a single lively, accessible account -- Nathaniel Comfort, Professor of the History of Medicine, John Hopkins University, and author * The Tangled Field: How Genetics Became the Heart of American Medicine *A riveting guide to the new age of genome engineering, revealing how ideas and technology that until recently existed only in science fiction are now a stunning clinical reality ... Required reading for anyone who cares about the future of humanity and our planet -- Kevin Davies, author * Editing Humanity *The genetic advances of the past half-century have raised the possibility that we can not only read the instructions that make living things, including ourselves, but also edit them at will. As a geneticist, Matthew Cobb celebrates the potential of these advances for medicine, agriculture and biodiversity. As a historian, however, he sets them against a complex social, political and cultural backdrop, arguing that everyone should have a voice in deciding what is necessary and right, not just what is possible. His riveting analysis warns that in a world beset by poverty, inequality and climate catastrophe, chasing apparently dazzling technofixes is rarely cost effective or morally justified. -- Georgina Ferry, scientist and broadcaster

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Book SynopsisEveryone has a view about animal ethics. Each of us, for example, has an opinion about whether we should eat meat; whether animals should be used for scientific research, or whether the use of animals in sport is acceptable. But very few of us stop to wonder about the basis of our views, or to rationalise them. In this book, Madeleine Campbell aims to enable us to do so, by addressing a series of questions such as: When does animal use become abuse? Why do we treat some animals differently from others? Are there some things which we should never do to animals? And, just because we can, should we? Drawing on her experience as a Veterinarian; a European Diplomate in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law; a researcher and teacher, and a member of various industry ethical review bodies and of welfare and ethics committees for membership organisations and government, the author takes ethical argument beyond academia and applies it to the question which currently dominates societal debate about human-animal interactions: what (if anything) is a reasonable use of an animal? Animals, Ethics, and Us offers a stripped back, balanced and moderate perspective, based on logical argument, philosophical principles and sound science. It is a thought-provoking read aimed at a broad readership including informed owners and animal enthusiasts, as well as useful a primer for students of animal ethics, welfare and veterinary medicine.Table of ContentsHow we think about animals Should different animals be treated differently? When does use become abuse? Are there some things we should never do to animals? Just because we can, should we? Human:animal interactions - exploitative or mutually beneficial? The mechanisms of animal ethics or how do we make a difference?

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Book SynopsisIn Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal relations at the heart of sustainability and climate change debates. The book is shaped by the emergence of two contradictory trends within our approach to nonhuman animals: the biotechnological turn in animal sciences, which aims to increase the efficiency and profitability of meat and dairy production; and the emerging field of critical animal studies - mostly in the humanities and social sciences - which works to question the nature of our relations with other animals. The first part of the book focuses on ethics, examining critically the dominant paradigms of bioethics and power relations between human and non-human. The second part considers animal biotechnology and political economy, examining commercialisation and regulation. The final part of the book centres on discussions of sustainability, limits and an examination of the prospects for animal ethics if biotechnology becomes part of the dominant agricultural paradigm. Twine concludes by considering whether growing calls to reduce our consumption of meat/dairy products in the face of climate change threats are in fact complicit with an anthropocentric understanding of sustainability and that what is needed is a more fundamental ethical and political questioning of relations and distinctions between humans, animals and nature.Trade Review'Twine's Animals as Biotechnology adds a much needed perspective to debates surrounding animal life, ethics, capitalism, and emerging animal biotechnologies. Combining cutting-edge interdisciplinary frameworks from critical animal studies with in-depth analyses of the economics and science behind the increasing commodification and production of animals for human consumption, Twine makes a compelling case for the development of a more generous, less anthropocentric approach in our myriad relations with the other-than-human world.' – Dr. Matthew Calarco, Associate Professor of Philosophy, California State University at Fullerton, USA - Author of 'Zoographies: The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida''Richard Twine weaves deftly between 'molecularisation' of animals in biotechnology and growing sensibilities about human-animal relationships. Tensions between these opposing strands raise many questions about what animal science can promise, and - importantly - about implications for sustainability and how we treat other animals who share this earth. Rethinking relationships with other animals is critical for all our futures.' – Professor Lynda Birke, University of Chester, UK and author of 'Feminism, Animals and Science: The Naming of the Shrew' and 'Feminism and the Biological Body''Twine's book is an excellent addition to both bioethics and animal studies. He is able effectively to synthesize and constructively critique two complex disciplines, while at the same time keeping an emphasis on the living animals themselves. This book is essential for anyone working in the fields of animal studies, bioethics, and science and technology studies, as well as for graduate-level courses in these areas' – Dr. Julie Urbanik, Society & Animals'Its combination of breadth and proficiency with technical developments makes it a valuable resource for those seeking to stay abreast with developments in the field, both ethical and technological. (It) offers a sophisticated analysis of a range of complex technical issues and would be valuable to those teaching and studying bioethics, animal studies or environmental studies, as well as those interested in the intersection of agriculture and political economy' – Jay (Koby) Oppenheim, Food, Culture & Society'Impressively erudite and impeccably researched, the book marks a major contribution to debates on animal biotechnology, climate change, and critical animal studies. The book triumphantly addresses the critique of the humanities as irrelevant and isolated from practical matters by attending to the hard scientific issues so many scholars in the humanities lack the training to properly engage. Its success is double, then, because more than offering a critique of scientific practices from a posthumanist perspective, for scientists in these fields the book lucidly presents the full scope of the ethical issues that surround their work - and, perhaps more importantly, offers an ethical framework for the future' – Chris Washington, Miami University (Ohio), Journal for Critical Animal Studies 'Undoubtedly, Animals as Biotechnology is an impressive piece of research, the winner of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies 2011 book of the year and a stinging critique of meat production practices' – John Miller, Green LettersTable of ContentsIntroduction: From the Sciences of Meat to Critical Animal Studies Part I: The Animal and the Ethical 1. Undomesticating the Ethical 2. Toward a Critical Bioethics 3. Thinking across Species in the Ethics of 'Enhancement' Part II: Capitalizing on Animals 4. Animal Biotechnology and Regulation 5. Biopower and the Biotechnological Framing of the Animal Body 6. Capitalizing on the Molecular Animal: Beyond Limits? Part III: Capturing Sustainability in the Genome 7. Mobilizing the Promise of Sustainability 8. Searching for the 'Win-Win'? Animal Genomics and 'Welfare' Conclusion: From the 'Livestock' 'Revolution' to a Revolution in Human/Animal Relations

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Book SynopsisEcosystems and Nature brings together the work of leading authorities in biodiversity research. It provides readers with a broad interdisciplinary perspective on the major issues in biodiversity, including economics, natural science, management and ethics.The collection is divided into four main sections: part I introduces some fundamental scientific and socio-economic concepts and analysis in order to illustrate the complexities involved in the human-ecosystems interface; part II deals with the valuation of ecosystems with special emphasis on the main biomes, faults, wetlands, marine systems, grasslands and agriculture; part III covers the problem of value appropriation and the relevant constraints and available policy instruments; the final section focuses on the difficult ethical issues that surround utilization and conservation of biodiversity.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Biodiversity: Basic Science and Economics 1. C.S. Holling (1973), ‘Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems’ 2. Carl Folke, C.S. Holling and Charles Perrings (1996), ‘Biological Diversity, Ecosystems, and the Human Scale’ 3. Kris H. Johnson, Kristiina A. Vogt, Heidi J. Clark, Oswald J. Schmitz and Daniel J. Vogt (1996), ‘Biodiversity and the Productivity and Stability of Ecosystems’ 4. Stuart L. Pimm, Gareth J. Russell, John L. Gittleman and Thomas M. Brooks (1995), ‘The Future of Biodiversity’ 5. Kenneth Arrow, Bert Bolin, Robert Costanza, Partha Dasgupta, Carl Folke, C.S. Holling, Bengt-Owe Jansson, Simon Levin, Karl-Göran Mäler, Charles Perrings and David Pimentel (1995), ‘Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, and the Environment’ 6. Charles Perrings and David Pearce (1994), ‘Threshold Effects and Incentives for the Conservation of Biodiversity’ 7. Timothy M. Swanson (1994), ‘The Economics of Extinction Revisited and Revised: A Generalised Framework for the Analysis of the Problems of Endangered Species and Biodiversity Losses’ Part II: Valuing Ecosystemfunctions and Services: Demonstrating the Value of Natural Biological Capital A Overviews 8. Gail Bingham, Richard Bishop, Michael Brody, Daniel Bromley, Edwin (Toby) Clark, William Cooper, Robert Costanza, Thomas Hale, Gregory Hayden, Stephen Kellert, Richard Norgaard, Bryan Norton, John Payne, Clifford Russell and Glenn Suter (1995), ‘Issues in Ecosystem Valuation: Improving Information for Decision Making’ 9. N. Bockstael, R. Costanza, I. Strand, W. Boynton, K. Bell and L. Wainger (1995), ‘Ecological Economic Modeling and Valuation of Ecosystems’ 10. John M. Gowdy (1997), ‘The Value of Biodiversity: Markets, Society, and Ecosystems’ B Tropical and Temperate Forests 11. Ricardo Godoy, Ruben Lubowski and Anil Markandya (1993), ‘A Method for the Economic Valuation of Non-Timber Forest Products’ 12. W. Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, Raffaello Cervigni and Dominic Moran (1995), ‘Total Economic Value of Forests in Mexico’ 13. Thomas D. Crocker (1985), ‘On the Value of the Condition of a Forest Stock’ C Temperate and Tropical Wetlands 14. Edward B. Barbier (1994), ‘Valuing Environmental Functions: Tropical Wetlands’ 15. Robert Costanza, Stephen C. Farber and Judith Maxwell (1989), ‘Valuation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems’ 16. Stephen K. Swallow (1994), ‘Renewable and Nonrenewable Resource Theory Applied to Coastal Agriculture, Forest, Wetland, and Fisheries Linkages’ D Marine Resources 17. R.K. Turner, S. Subak and W.N. Adger (1996), ‘Pressures, Trends, and Impacts in Coastal Zones: Interactions Between Socioeconomic and Natural Systems’ 18. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1994), ‘Modelling Economy-Ecology Linkages in Mangroves: Economic Evidence for Promoting Conservation in Bintuni Bay, Indonesia’ 19. John B. Loomis and Douglas M. Larson (1994), ‘Total Economic Values of Increasing Gray Whale Populations: Results from a Contingent Valuation Survey of Visitors and Households’ E Grasslands and Agriculture 20. Katrina Brown (1997), ‘Plain Tales from the Grasslands: Extraction, Value and Utilization of Biomass in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal’ 21. Lars Drake (1992), ‘The Non-Market Value of the Swedish Agricultural Landscape’ Part III: Capturing the Value of Ecosystemfunctions and Services A Property Rights, Institutions and Policy Instruments 22. James R. Kahn and Judith A. McDonald (1995), ‘Third-World Debt and Tropical Deforestation’ 23. H. Jack Ruitenbeek (1992), ‘The Rainforest Supply Price: A Tool for Evaluating Rainforest Conservation Expenditures’ 24. Brent M. Swallow and Daniel W. Bromley (1995), ‘Institutions, Governance and Incentives in Common Property Regimes for African Rangelands’ 25. Madhav Gadgil (1992), ‘Conserving Biodiversity as if People Matter: A Case Study from India’ 26. Martin Whitby and Caroline Saunders (1996), ‘Estimating the Supply of Conservation Goods in Britain: A Comparison of the Financial Efficiency of Two Policy Instruments’ B Conservation Management Priorities, Safe Minimum Standards and Opportunity Costs 27. Dominic Moran, David Pearce and Anouk Wendelaar (1996), ‘Global Biodiversity Priorities: A Cost-Effectiveness Index for Investments’ 28. Charles Perrings and Brian Walker (1997), ‘Biodiversity, Resilience and the Control of Ecological-Economic Systems: The Case of Fire-Driven Rangelands’ 29. Andreas Hohl and Clement A. Tisdell (1993), ‘How Useful are Environmental Safety Standards in Economics? – The Example of Safe Minimum Standards for Protection of Species’ 30. Priya Shyamsundar and Randall Kramer (1997), ‘Biodiversity Conservation – At What Cost? A Study of Households in the Vicinity of Madagascar’s Mantadia National Park’ 31. Sandra S. Batie and Carl C. Mabbs-Zeno (1985), ‘Opportunity Costs of Preserving Coastal Wetlands: A Case Study of a Recreational Housing Development’ Part IV: Ethics 32. Holmes Rolston III (1985), ‘Valuing Wildlands’ 33. Bryan G. Norton (1995), ‘Evaluating Ecosystem States: Two Competing Paradigms’ 34. Talbot Page (1995), ‘Harmony and Pathology’ 35. Alan Randall (1991), ‘The Value of Biodiversity’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis book grapples with the moral meaning of the new biomedical technologies now threatening to take us back to the future envisioned by Aldous Huxley in "Brave New World". In a series of meditations on cloning, embryo research, the sale of organs, and the assault on mortality itself, Kass questions the wisdom of trying to break down the natural boundaries given us and to remake the human body into an instrument of our will.

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Book SynopsisThe boundaries of life now occupy a place of central concern among biological anthropologists. Because of the centrality of the modern biological definition of life to Euro-American medicine and anthropology, the definition of life itself and its contestation exemplify competing uses of knowledge. On the one hand, "life" and "death" may be redefined as partial or contingent ("brain death"), or reconstituted altogether ("virtual" or "artificial life"). On the other hand, the finality and "reality" of death resists such classifications. This volume reflects a growing international concern about issues such as organ transplantation, new reproductive and genetic technologies and embryo research, and the necessity of cross-cultural comparison. The political economy of body parts, organ and tissue "harvesting," bio-prospecting, and the patenting of life-forms are explored herein, as well as governance and regulation in cloning, organ transplantation, tissue engineering, and artificial life systems procedures.

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Book SynopsisFor the first time, based on an extensive survey conducted across the whole of Europe by the Association Descartes, the details of over 1,000 persons and organisations are now available. The Directory is broken down into 14 sections : the first section is devoted to European institutions; the next twelve cover each EEC country and list the names of persons and organisations involved in bioethics; a complementary listing covers indispensable persons or organisations; A reference work both for researchers and anybody concerned with bioethics.

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Book SynopsisThis book affords a neopragmatic theory of animal ethics, taking its lead from American Pragmatism to place language at the centre of philosophical analysis. Following a method traceable to Dewey, Wittgenstein and Rorty, Hadley argues that many enduring puzzles about human interactions with animals can be ‘dissolved’ by understanding why people use terms like dignity, respect, naturalness, and inherent value. Hadley shifts the debate about animal welfare and rights from its current focus upon contentious claims about value and animal mindedness, to the vocabulary people use to express their concern for the suffering and lives of animals. With its emphasis on public concern for animals, animal neopragmatism is a uniquely progressive and democratic theory of animal ethics.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. The Political Problem of Welfare.- 3. The Philosophical Problem of Welfare.- 4. Relational Hedonism.- 5. Responses to the Welfare Problems.- 6. Two Problems for Animal Rights Theory.- 7. Objections to Animal Neopragmatism.- 8. Welfare, Rights, and Pragmatism.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book provides an extensive review of ethical and regulatory issues related to human infection challenge studies, with a particular focus on the expansion of this type of research into endemic settings and/or low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human challenge studies (HCS) involve the intentional infection of research participants, and this type of research is rapidly increasing in frequency worldwide. HCS are widely considered to be an especially promising approach to vaccine development, including for pathogens endemic to LMICs. However, challenge studies are sometimes controversial and raise complex ethical issues, some of which are especially salient in endemic and/or LMIC settings. Informed by qualitative interviews with experts in infectious diseases and bioethics, this book highlights areas of ethical consensus and controversy concerning this kind of research. As the first volume to focus on ethical issues associated with human challenge studies, it sets the agenda for further work in this important area of global health research; contributes to current debates in research ethics; and aims to inform regulatory policy and research practice. Insofar as it focuses on HCS in (endemic) settings where diseases are present and/or widespread, much of the analysis provided here is directly relevant to HCS involving pandemic diseases including COVID19. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. History of human challenge studies.- 4. ethical issues.- 5. Community engagement, ethics review, and regulation.- 6. Case studies.- 7. Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores major bioethical issues emerging from the development and use of artificial intelligence in medical settings. The authors start by defining the past, present and future of artificial intelligence in medical settings and then proceed to address the resulting common and specific bioethical inquiries. The book discusses bioethical inquiries in two separate sets. The first set is comprised of ontological discussions mainly focusing on personhood and being an ethical agent of an artefact. The second set discusses bioethical issues resulting from the use of artificial intelligence. It focuses particularly on the area of artificial intelligence use in medicine and health services. It addresses the main challenges by considering fundamental principles of medical ethics, including confidentiality, privacy, compassion, veracity and fidelity. Finally, the authors discuss the ethical implications of involvement of artificial intelligence agents in patient care by expanding on communication skills in a case-based approach. The book is of great interest to ethicists, medical professionals, academicians, engineers and scientists working with artificial intelligence.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. What is Artificial Intelligence?.- 2.1. Definitions.- 2.2. History.- 2.3. State of play and future prospects.- 3. Bioethical inquiries about artificial intelligence.- 3.1. Bioethical issues common to weak and strong artificial intelligence.- 3.2. Bioethical issues resulting from strong artificial intelligence.- 3.2.1. Ontological discussions.- 3.2.2. Consequential discussions.- 4. Medicine and artificial intelligence.- 4.1. Use of artificial in health services.- 4.2. Main challenges in medical ethics.- 4.2.1. Confidentiality and privacy.- 4.2.2. Compassion, veracity and fidelity.- 4.2.3. Communication skills and case based approach.- 5. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores and elaborates three theories of public reason, drawn from Rawlsian political liberalism, natural law theory, and Confucianism. Drawing together academics from these separate approaches, the volume explores how the three theories critique each other, as well as how each one brings its theoretical arsenal to bear on the urgent contemporary debate of medical assistance in dying. The volume is structured in two parts: an exploration of the three traditions, followed by an in-depth overview of the conceptual and historical background. In Part I, the three comprehensive opening chapters are supplemented by six dynamic chapters in dialogue with each other, each author responding to the other two traditions, and subsequently reflecting on the possible deficiencies of their own theories. The chapters in Part II cover a broad range of subjects, from an overview of the history of bioethics to the nature of autonomy and its status as a moral and political value. In its entirety, the volume provides a vibrant and exemplary collaborative resource to scholars interested in the role of public reason and its relevance in bioethical debate. Table of ContentsPart I: The Three Traditions.- 1. Rawlsian Political Liberalism, Publican Reason, and Bioethics; Hon-Lam Li.- 2. The Natural Law Tradition, Public Reason, and Bioethics; Dominic Farrell LC and Joseph Tham LC.- 3. A Confucian Conception of Public Reason and Its Application to the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide, Ruiping Fan.- 4. Replies to Farrell and Tham, and Fan; Hon-Lam Li.- 5. Replies to Li and Fan; Dominic Farrell LC and Joseph Tham LC.- 6. Replies to Li and Farrell and Tham; Ruiping Fan.- 7. Further Reflections; Hon-Lam Li.- 8. Further Reflections; Dominic Farrell LC and Joseph Tham LC.- 9. Further Reflections; Ruiping Fan.- Part II: Conceptual and Historical Background.- 10. Kant's Conception of Public Reason; Terence Hua Tai.- 11. Autonomy, Neutrality, and Perfectionism; Yingying Tand and Lei Zhong.- 12. What We Have Reason to Value: Human Capabilities and Public Reason; Nancy S. Jecker.- 13. Public Reason and the Quest for Consensus; Michael Campbell.- 14. Public Reason in the History of Bioethics; Alastair V. Campbell.

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Book SynopsisThis book fills the gap in the literature on nursing theories by presenting the background information on situation specific theories such as philosophical bases and current status of situation specific theories and providing a collection of situation specific theories that have been developed. It provides specific guidelines for nursing research and practice, essentials for PhD and DNP students to complete the requirements for their degrees (e.g., dissertation, QI project). In addition, this book can be used in theory courses in other graduate nursing programs that require theoretical bases for their comprehensive exam or scholarly project (e.g., MSN, NP). Throughout nursing history, nursing theories have evolved within the contexts of changing and emerging theoretical needs of nursing discipline. Subsequently, several different types of nursing theories have been proposed, developed, and used in nursing education, research, and practice. Situation specific theories could be easily adopted and used in nursing practice and research due to their foci on specific populations or particular fields. Since situation specific theories were firstly proposed in 1990s, they became a major part of nursing theories in the past two decades, making this book appeals to all levels of nursing students.Table of Contents​

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, technical advances have allowed genomic testing which provides a great opportunity for diagnosis but also an increased chance of uncertain or unexpected findings. This book addresses many of the questions that arise in this context and summarizes the essential concepts in diagnostic genetic testing in an easy-to-read manner. It also covers some broad context for the practical and ethical implications of examining human DNA sequences. The book starts with a general introduction to the field, providing enough background to allow readers without any previous education in genetics to comprehend the material in the subsequent chapters. The main part explores differing aspects of human genetics and the wider implications of testing in these areas. The author covers not only single gene inheritance, but also genetic testing of cancers and how testing benefits the patients. Special emphasis is also given to the questions of genetics and identity. The concluding part then draws the main themes together and summarises the wider significance of genetics. It also explores the gap between promises made for the impact of advances in genetics, and the actual benefits to patients. The book is written for everyone interested to learn about the process of genetic testing and the broader implications. Moreover, it is aimed at health professionals with an interest in genetics, at students or scientific trainees looking for an introduction to diagnostic genetics, and at professionals in health policy or health journalism.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Genetic testing, some themes and some basics· Brief introduction to genetic testing. · Themes o Complexity o Risk and uncertainty o DNA and identities o Future promises and limitations · Genetic basics o Information storage and copying o Chromosomes and inheritance patterns o Genes in genomes (nuclear and mitochondrial) o Transcription, translation and the genetic code o Mutation · Basic techniques of genetic testing o DNA extraction o Hybridisation o PCR and DNA amplification o Electrophoresis o DNA sequencing Chapter 2: Huntington disease, a severe autosomal recessive disorder · Huntington disease (HD) · Mutation mechanism and gain of function · Trinucleotide repeat expansions · Penetrance and genotype/phenotype correlation · Anticipation · Testing for HD and test metrics · Rationales for testing · Laboratory error · Ethical problems (sharing information) Chapter 3: Autosomal recessive inheritance and cystic fibrosis · Cystic fibrosis (CF) · Spectrum of mutations · Recessive disorders in populations (founder effect) · Testing for CF · Rationales for testing including neonatal screening · Prenatal diagnosis and ethical issues · Genetics and therapy for CF · Risk and uncertainty Chapter 4: X-linked inheritance: a question of gender · Chromosome number / balance (XX vs. XY) and X-inactivation · DNA methylation and epigenetics · DMD/BMD (genotype/phenotype correlation) · Mosaicism · Sharing genetic information · Androgen receptor gene and different phenotypes · Genetics and gender Chapter 5: Cancer genetics: acquired and inherited mutations · Cancer as a genetic disease · Tumour suppressors and oncogenes in the control of growth · Somatic/germline distinction · Genetic stratification and cancer treatment · Uncertainties and predictive testing · Future possibilities: liquid biopsy / ctDNA Chapter 6: Genes and identity · Forensic and laboratory identity testing · Uses of short tandem repeat markers in diagnostic genetics · DNA as a measure of identity · Relationships within and outside humanity · Problems with the concept of personal identity Chapter 7: Genome scale testing · Development of methods from chromosome analysis to next generation sequencing · Testing strategies (whole genome, whole exome, gene panels) · Utility of genome testing (many genes examined simultaneously, new causes identified, NIPD, cancer testing, de novo changes) · Assigning pathogenicity · Polygenic / multifactorial inheritance · Limitations and the ethics of inflated claims Chapter 8: DNA testing- pulling the strands together · Fundamentals of genetic testing and access to testing · Consent · Autonomy · Avoiding harm · Uncertainty, risk and biases · Benefits of genetics · The language of genetics (in the genetic code and in everyday language) Appendix: List of technical terms with page references to a definition in the text

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Book SynopsisThis extensively revised and expanded new edition offers concepts, principles and applied information that relates to the wellbeing of reptiles. As a manual on health and welfare in a similar vein to volumes addressing the sciences of anatomy, behaviour or psychology, this book thoroughly examines the biology of reptile welfare and is about meeting biological needs. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have once again drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors. Positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programs are discussed. In addition to greatly revised original content are nine new chapters offering readers novel insight into:• sensory systems• social behaviour• brain and cognition• controlled deprivation and enrichment• effects of captivity-imposed noise and light disturbance on welfare• spatial and thermal factors• evidential thresholds for species suitability in captivity• record keeping as an aid to captive care• arbitrary husbandry practices and misconceptionsThe authors have adopted a user-friendly writing style to accommodate a broad readership. Although primarily aimed at academic professionals, this comprehensive volume is fundamentally a biology book that will also inform all involved in captive reptile husbandry. Among others, zoo personnel, herpetologists, veterinarians, lab animal scientists, and expert readers in animal welfare and behavioural studies will benefit from this updated work. Trade Review“Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles, Second Edition is a huge 19-chapter,638-pagebook … . it consists of a series of very detailed literature reviews on aspects of reptile physiology and behavior … . Each chapter is heavy with references. … Inclusion of the weblinks to those which are freely available in the reference lists is a welcome touch. … I suspect the book will prove most valuable to educators in veterinary schools and agricultural colleges” (Frances M. Baines, Animal Welfare, November 6, 2023)Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book assists health care providers to understand the specific interplay of the roles and relationships currently forming the debates in pediatric clinical ethics. It builds on the fact that, unlike adult medical ethics, pediatric ethics begins within an acutely and powerfully experienced dynamic of patient-family-state-physician relationship. The book provides a unique perspective as it interacts with established approaches as well as recent developments in pediatric ethics theory, and then explores these developments further through cases. The book first focuses on setting the stage by introducing a theoretical framework and elaborating how pediatric ethics differ from non-pediatric ethics. It approaches different theoretical frameworks in a critical manner drawing on their strengths and weaknesses. It helps the reader in developing an ability to engage in ethical reasoning and moral deliberation in order to focus on the wellbeing of the child as the main participant in the ethical deliberation, as well as to be able to identify the child’s moral claims. The second section of the book focuses on the practical application of these theoretical frameworks and discusses specific areas pertaining to decision-making. These are: the critically ill child, new and enduring ethical controversies, and social justice at large, the latter of which includes looking at the child’s place in society, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and vaccinations. With the dynamic changes and challenges pediatric care faces across the globe, as well as the changing face of new technologies, no professional working in the field of pediatrics can afford not to take due note of this resource.Table of ContentsPart 1: Theory.- Chapter 1. The Main Challenges in Pediatric Ethics from Around the Globe.- Chapter 2. A Developmental Perspective on Pediatric Decision-Making Capacity.- Chapter 3. The Child’s Right to an Open Future: Philosophical Foundations and Bioethical Applications.- Chapter 4. The Best Interest Standard and Its Rivals: The Debate About Ethical Decision-Making Standards in Pediatrics.- Chapter 5. Two Ethical Foundations for Pediatrics: The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child and Bioethical Principles.- Chapter 6. A Contextual Architecture of Praxis in Pediatric Case Consultation.- Part 2: Practice.- Chapter 7. Parental Permission, Childhood Assent, and Shared Decision-Making.- Chapter 8. Telling the Child: Ethics of the Involvement of Minors in Health Care Decision-Making and in Considering Parental Requests to Withhold Information from their Child.- Chapter 9. Parental Refusal of Beneficial Treatments for Children: Ethical Considerations and the Clinician’s Response.- Chapter 10. Caring for Adolescents: Unique Ethical Considerations.- Chapter 11. Demands for Harmful Treatments in Pediatrics and the Challenge of Reasonable Pluralism: a Quasi-Clinical Ethics Consultation.- Chapter 12. Family or Community Belief, Culture, and Religion: Implications for Health Care.- Chapter 13. Children Requiring Emergency Health Care.- Chapter 14. Ethical Issues and Considerations for Children with Critical Care Needs.- Chapter 15. End of Life: Resuscitation, Fluids and Feeding, and ‘Palliative Sedation’.- Chapter 16. Medical Futility in Pediatrics: Goal-Dissonance and Proportionality.- Chapter 17. Newborns with Severe Disability or Impairment.- Chapter 18. Neonatal Euthanasia and The Groningen Protocol.- Chapter 19. Genetic Testing and Screening of Children.- Chapter 20. Enhancement Technologies and Children.- Chapter 21. Predicting Childhood Neurologic Impairments: Preparing for or Prejudicing the Future?.- Chapter 22. Ethics of Pediatric Gender Management.- Chapter 23. The Child with Cancer: Blurring the Lines between Research and Treatment.- Chapter 24. Reproductive Controversies: Fertility Preservation.- Chapter 25. The Ethical Principles that Guide Artificial Intelligence Utilization in Clinical Health Care.- Chapter 26. When Should Society Override Parental Decisions? A Proposed Test to Mediate Refusals of Beneficial Treatments and of Life-Saving Treatments for Children.- Chapter 27. Vaccine Ethics: Ethical Considerations in Childhood Vaccination.- Chapter 28. Society’s Obligations to Children.- Chapter 29. Pediatric Resource Allocation, Triage, and Rationing Decisions in Public Health Emergencies and Disasters: How do we fairly meet health needs?.

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Book SynopsisIn this edited volume, scientists from different disciplines discuss modern biotechnological processes and a knowledge-based bioeconomy. The authors base their arguments on ecological, economic, legal, social and ethical aspects. Moreover, they explore the opportunities, risks, and challenges of bioeconomic concepts and biotechnologies in many subject areas. The chapters consider land use, nature and environment, nutrition, technology and governance, energy, economy, law and regulation, as well as ethics. A special focus should be on new technologies and how they can be used, without compromising the ambitious goal of creating a more sustainable, but also fair world. To do justice to this broad array of topics, the editors frame all topics in overarching introductions and close the volume with final conclusions. Thereby this volume offers data and critical thoughts for any member of a Bioeconomy – be it from academia, the industry or public regulation.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction and Overview1. Scientific Introduction [working title] (Ulrich Schurr) 2. Ethical Introduction [working title] (Dirk Lanzerath) Part II: Energy and Land Use 3. “Global Shifting Agriculture” and Bioeconomy: Challenges for the Sustainable Use of Global Land Resources (Jan Börner) 4. Sustainable Resources – From Plants to Products (Ralf Pude, C. Wever, T. Kraska) Part III: Nutrition and Food Ethics 5. Food as a Moral Problem (Birgit Beck) 6. Bioeconomy and Food Security: Moral Conflicts due to Climate Change and Population Growth (Patrick Hohlwegler) 7. Acceptance of Insects and In-Vitro-Meat as Sustainable Meat Substitute in Germany – In Search of Decisive Food-Psychological Influences (Florian Fiebelkorn, Jacqueline Dupont, Patrik Lammers) Part IV: Technology and Governance 8. Characteristics of Innovation in Bioeconomy (Max Mittenzwei) 9. Spatial Implications of the Leitmotif Shift from Biotechnology to Bioeconomy (Leonard Prochaska, Daniel Schiller) 10. Problem Structures of the Bioenergy Policy in the Power and Heating Sectors (Katrin Beer) 11. The Bioeconomy Transformation in the German Rheinische Revier – Stakeholders and Discourses in Media Coverage (Sandra Venghaus, Sophia Dieken, Maria Belka) Part V: Regulation and Economics 12. Bioeconomy and Genome Editing – Germany and the Netherlands in Comparison (Robin Siebert, Christian Herzig, Marc Birringer) 13. Monitoring and Measuring Bioeconomy (Maximilian Kardung) 14. Resource Sufficiency in a Sustainable Bioeconomy: A Predator-Prey Perspective (Lioudmila Chatalova) 15. Biotechnology and Law [working title] (Julian Kinderlerer) 16. Economics of Bioeconomy [working title] (Justus Wesseler) Part VI: Normativity and Ethics 17. Bioeconomy and Ethics (Bart Gremmen) 18. Bioeconomy: An Environmental-Ethical Perspective (Marion Stahl) 19. Conditions of an Ethically Responsible and Sustainable Bioeconomy Based on the Responsibility Ethics of Hans Jonas (Jana Schoop) 20. Bioeconomy as a Normative Concept of Resilience – Challenges and Chances (Sebastian Lenze) Part VII: Conclusions and Outlook 21. Bioeconomy: Challenges and Conflicts from an Interdisciplinary Perspective [working title] (Mandy Stake) 22. Bioeconomy: Challenges and Conflicts from a Philosophical, Socio-Political and Ethical Perspective [working title] (Christina Pinsdorf)

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates that the COVID 19 pandemic asks for a a global approach to bioethics. it describes how the pandemic affects the experience of being in a world that is intrinsically characterized by global connectivity. It demonstrates that a moral vision is necessary to articulate this experience of connectedness. Subsequently, a perspective of global bioethics is introduced, which provides a broader framework than mainstream bioethics, since it highlights the significance of both vulnerability and solidarity. Through a unique global perspective the book addresses the moral challenges of the pandemic, and places the confrontation with death, disease and disability within a wider framework of ethical concerns. This book is of important in the public debate on infectious diseases, and of relevance to health professionals, global health educators, public health experts,as well as policy makers.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The perspective of global bioethicsChapter 1: Pandemic pasts. Lessons from history Chapter 2: Emerging infectious diseases Chapter 3: Diverging policy responses Chapter 4: Diverging facts and values Chapter 5: Linking experience and reflection Chapter 6. Treatment and ethics Chapter 7: Care and ethics Chapter 8: Prevention and ethics Chapter 9: Post-Covid bioethics Chapter 10: Redirecting globalization: Chapter 11: Conclusion: The world after corona

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces “biolaw” as an integrated and distinct field in contemporary legal studies. Corresponding to the legal dimension of bioethics, the term “biolaw” is already in use in academic and research activities to denote legal issues emerging mostly from advanced technological applications. This book is a genuine attempt to rationalize the field of biolaw after almost four decades of continuous production of relevant legislation and judgments worldwide. This experience is a robust basis for defending a) a separate legal object, covering the total of legal norms that govern the management of life as a natural phenomenon in all its possible forms, and b) an “evolutionary” approach that opens the discussion on a future conciliation of legal regulation with the Theory of Evolution on the ground of biolaw.Table of ContentsA General Introduction.- Part I: Persons.- Introduction - The Concept of Biological Autonomy.- Pathology.- Research.- Death.- Data.- Reproduction.- Enhancement.- Self-ownership.- Part II: From Biodiversity To Intelligent Machines.- Introduction: Biodiversity as a Legal Value.- The Conservation of Species.- The Creation of Species.- Life as commodity.- Concluding Remarks.- Future Challenges for Biolaw.- “Animal rights”.- Biolaw beyond Biology: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Robots.

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Book SynopsisAnti-natalism is the provocative view that it is either always or almost always all-things-considered wrong to procreate. Philanthropic anti-natalist arguments say that procreation is always impermissible because of the harm done to individuals who are brought into existence. Misanthropic arguments, on the other hand, hold that procreation is usually impermissible given the harm that individuals will do once brought into existence. The main purpose of this short monograph is to demonstrate that David Benatar’s misanthropic argument for anti-natalism ought to be endorsed by any version of African Communitarianism. Not only that, but there are also resources in the African philosophical tradition that offer unique support for the argument. Given the emphasis that indigenous African worldviews place on the importance of procreation and the immediate family unit this result is highly surprising. This book marks the first attempt to bring anti-natalism into conversation with contemporary African ethics. Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: What is African Communitarianism?Chapter 3: Benatar’s Misanthropic Argument for Anti-NatalismChapter 4: African Communitarianism and Benatar’s Misanthropic Argument for Anti-Natalism Chapter 5: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe North American Wildlife Conservation Model (NAM) is the driver of a strong anthropocentric stance, which has legalized an ongoing, annual exploitation of hundreds of millions of wild animals, who are killed in the United States through trapping, hunting and other lethal practices. Increasingly, the American public opposes the killing of wild animals for recreation, trophies and profit but has little—if any—knowledge of the Model. The purpose of this book is to empower the public with knowledge about the NAM’s insufficiencies and to help expedite the shift from lethal to compassionate conservation, an endeavour urgently needed particularly under the threats of climate change, human population growth and accelerating plant and animal species extinctions.With a focus on trapping, this book exposes the NAM's belief in human supremacy and its consequences for wild animals and their ecosystems, the same value that is driving the ongoing global destruction of nature and accelerating species extinction. Motivated by a deep concern for wild animals who suffer and whose lives are extinguished each year by 'sportsmen and women', this book exposes the violent treatment of wild animals inherent in governmental-promoted hunting and trapping programs, while emphasizing the importance of empathy and compassion for other animals in conservation and in our lives.Trade Review“In her new book about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, Anja Heister offers a historical view of wildlife management … . Heister’s work should be added to any curricula for students of wildlife management as well as history, as her work adds richness and depth to our shared knowledge and will teach critical thinking rather than train the next generation of NAM-based thinkers. … this book is certainly helping.” (Julie Marshall, The Denver Post, denverpost.com, December 30, 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Animal Standpoint.- Chapter 3: The North American Model for Wildlife Conservation.- Chapter 4: The Existing Critique of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.- Chapter 5: The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation’s Selective Use of Ethics to Support Exploitation of Wild Animals.- Chapter 6: NAM’s Science and Impacts of Policies in Pacific and Mountain West Regions.- Chapter 7: Crime Scenes in the Woods: The NAM and Cruelty against Wild Animals.- Chapter 8: Abandoning Human Entitlement: Empathy, Compassion, and Rights for Nonhuman Animals.

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Book SynopsisThis Open Access book is a guide to good, responsible research at each step of the process of research discovery, so that a researcher at the beginning of a scientific career has a clear pathway to doing good research and producing reliable results.The textbook will give context to the practices described in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, guided by the fundamental principles or research integrity – reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability. Although we base the book on the European Code, the principles are the same in the global research community, such as those outlined in Fostering Integrity in Research from the US National Academies; Engineering and Medicine. The chapters in the book follow good research practices, give practical advice and address basic principles. In this way, the book is applicable to different research fields. It directs readers to various sources for further and updated information, particularly drawing from the resources available at The Embassy of Good Science, the European platform for research integrity and ethics.Table of ContentsChap 1. Research Environment.-Chap 2. Training, Supervision and Mentoring.- Chap 3. Research Procedures.-Chap 4. Safeguards.-Chap 5. Data Practices and Management.-Chap 6. Collaborative Working.-Chap 7. Publication and Dissemination.-Chap 8. Reviewing, Evaluating and Editing.-Chap 9. How to deal with allegations of misconduct.-

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Book SynopsisIn the current era, evidence-based medicine and various supporting technologies dominate everyday clinical practice, according to a disease-centred, as opposed to patient-centred, approach. They have obviously improved the clinical management of diseases and it is therefore unreasonable to think of a medicine in which they are not considered fundamental. In fact, the strength of the new medicine should be to adapt scientific knowledge to a specific clinical case. This book therefore looks at the prospect of a new 'person' centred medicine, which stands alongside the 'disease' and 'patient' centred medicine, which pays special attention to the subjectivity of scientific knowledge and the relationship between doctor and patient. It is important to emphasise that this book is written by several hands, i.e. by experts from different fields, doctors, philosophers, architects, sociologists, art critics, physicists and engineers. This is with the intention of providing as broad a perspective as possible on the doctor-patient relationship. Due to its translational and multicultural approach to the subject, the book will be of interest to a wide readership, from medical experts to students, psychologists, philosophers and institutional actors.Table of ContentsSection 1 - Between the doctor and the patient1. Between the doctor and the patient: the history of the relationship2. Between the doctor and the patient: the ancient conceptions of philosophy as medicine3. Between the doctor and the patient: origins of an intermediate world4. A systemic approach to health and disease: the interaction of individuals, medicines, cultures and environments5. The ward as a scene6. Between the doctor and the patient: the role of the unconscious in the relationship7. Between the doctor and the patient: Bioethics8. Between the doctor and the patient: consent and trust9. Between the doctor and the patient: big data and precision medicine10. Rehabilitation after a disease: what is “normality” after an invalidating disease?Section 2 - The patient as a person and the disease11. Toward patient care: integrative and complementary approaches12. Human complexity: a symphony of vital rhythms13. Spirituality in medicine: a new dimension in the light of a millennial tradition14. The body of Descartes and humanism in medicine15. The history of narrative medicine. A way to know the patient dimension between Apollonian and Dionysian16. To care for a patient as a person: emotional architecture of the environment17. Beauty Saves. Culture Cures18. An integrated and systemic approach to the patient: beyond Evidence Based Medicine19. Medicine: a science in-between20. A dialogue between the philosopher and the doctor1.

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Book SynopsisThis book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and assistance in suicide to over 30,000 Canadian residents, presently representing a 30% annual growth. Looking back on these first five years, the 30 Canadian scholars and clinicians contributing to this volume raise important issues and attempt to answer key questions that have arisen in regards to its operation and its stated objectives. This volume strikes the most appropriate balance between the autonomy of persons who seek medical assistance, versus the interests and protection of vulnerable persons. Finally, the book makes suggestions on how the program can presently be improved. It identifies gaps in knowledge about MAID’s operational program and its impact on individuals, families and society in order to stimulate the necessary research that is essential to the evolution of a healthy and well-balanced program. As a first, comprehensive examination of medically assisted deaths in Canada, this publication will be of great value to lay, professional, academic, political audiences both domestically and internationally, especially in jurisdictions that are examining their options of permitting assisted deaths.Table of ContentsPart 1: MAID in Law and Regulations.- Chapter 1. Radical Autonomy in Supreme Court of Canada Jurisprudence (Dylan McGuinty).- Chapter 2. Carter v Canada: Exploring the Ebb and Flow of “Competing” Societal Values (Mary J Shariff).- Chapter 3. From a Court Judgment to Federal Law (Travis Dumsday).- Chapter 4. “We Should Not Lightly Assume”: A Review of Legislative, Regulatory and Jurisprudential Developments of MAID Safeguards (David W. Shannon).- Chapter 5. F“Reasonably Foreseeable Natural Death” Requirement in Bill C-7, and Expressivist Harm (Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry).- Part 2: Operational Issues in the MAID program.- Chapter 6. Medical Assistance in Dying Step-by-Step: Processes and Challenges (Alireza Bagheri).- Chapter 7. Monitoring of MAID: Deficits of Transparency and Accountability (Jaro Kotalik).- Chapter 8. CFederal Annual Reports on MAID: Informative but Incomplete Picture (Jaro Kotalik).- Chapter 9. Organ Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying (Ryan Tonkens).- Chapter 10. Medical Practice in Presence of MAID (Amy Hendricks).- Part 3: Palliative Care and MAID.- Chapter 11. Palliative Care: Captive and Casualty of Carter v Canada? (Mary J Shariff).- Chapter 12. Palliative Care and Medical Assistance in Dying (Leonie Herx).- Chapter 13. Suffering as a Criterion for Medical Assistance in Dying (John F. Scott).- Chapter 14. The Assessment and Relief of Suffering in the Shadow of MAID (John F. Scott).- Part 4:Mental Disorders and MAID.- Chapter 15. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and Suicide: A community perspective (Mara Grunau).- Chapter 16. Unbalanced: Mental Illness, MAID, and Medico-Legal Principles (David W. Shannon).- Chapter 17. MAID for Persons with Mental Illness as a Sole Eligibility Criterion (Sephora Tang).- Chapter 18. MAID for Mental Illness: What Exactly is Being Consented To? (John Maher).- Part 5: Disability Perspectives, Human Rights and MAID.- Chapter 19. MAID to Die by Medical and Systemic Ableism (Heidi Janz).- Chapter 20. Assisted Life Before Assisted Death: Disability Discomfort Regarding MAID (Tim Stainton).- Chapter 21. Implementing Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Implications for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (William F. Sullivan).- Chapter 22. The Psychosocial Aspects of Adapting to Traumatic Non-Life-Threatening Disability (Irmo Marini).- Chapter 23. Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Law and the Rights to Life and Equality at International Law (Roberto Lattanzio).- Part 6: Social and Cultural Issues of the MAID Programme.- Chapter 24. Examining Indigenous Perspectives on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) (Dwight Newman).- Chapter 25. Patient Physician Relationship and MAID: Trust and Autonomy (Louisa Pedri).- Chapter 26. The Importance of Conscience as an Independent Freedom (Derek Ross).- Chapter 27. Freedom of Conscience and Medical Assistance in Dying – Clinical Perspective (Simon Czajkowski).- Chapter 28. Spirit at the Gateway: Religious Reflections on Medical Assistance in Dying (Christine Jamieson).- Chapter 29. MAID Practice and Impact (Jaro Kotalik).- Chapter 30. MAID: Pasts, Present and Futures (Tom Koch).- Part 7: Overview and Conclusions.- Chapter 31. Overview and Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains information on geographic location and park size, climate, topography, history of each park, and biodiversity and ecosystems.

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Book SynopsisPart I. A Life Learning about Animals.- Chapter 1. Born with a Silver Spoon.- Chapter 2. Reading Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Studying ‘til the cows come home’.- Chapter 4. First Steps in Teaching Animals.- Chapter 5. Cambridge Days.- Chapter 6. Australia’s First Professor of Animal Welfare.- Chapter 7. Leaving the University of Queensland.- Chapter 8. Liberated.- Part II. Towards an Ethical Approach to Animals.- Chapter 9. Are Animals Alone in the Universe?.- Chapter 10. Are Humans Unique in Earth’s Animal Kingdom?.- Chapter 11. Our Relationship with Animals.- Chapter 12. Governing Society for the Benefit of Animals.- Chapter 13. Cruelty.- Chapter 14. Healthy Animals.- Chapter 15. Where Have All the Animals Gone?.- Chapter 16. How Can We Get There? Achieving an Ethical Approach to Animals.

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Book SynopsisThe technological innovations that have made "learning" computers possible are being met with utopian hopes as well as apocalyptic apprehensions. Will AI research eventually lead to software systems that have consciousness and are capable of autonomous decision making? The essays challenge "strong AI" from the perspective of human agency and moral judgment, explain the categorical difference between vulnerable humans and AI devices, and discuss diverse forms of applied AI, such as prograns of natural language processing, computional creativity, neuroenhancement, and the use of AI in international healthcare. These theoretical issues are illustrated in essays that focus on the encounter with artificial beings in film, literature and theater. Examining science fiction that blurs the borderline between humans and deep-learning androids, the essays explore, and challenge, ways of questioning human exceptionalism, for instance by visualizing non-conscious cognition and sentience. The book suggests a sober distinction between well-argued achievements of digital technology and excessive, unfounded expectations.

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Book SynopsisThis progressive resource places concepts of social determinants of health in the larger contexts of contemporary health ethics and the evolution of social reform. It provides needed analysis of the larger causes behind the immediate causes of illness and epidemics, particularly injustice, systemic inequities, and the cumulative effect of compound disadvantages. This moral approach to collective and individual responsibilities—on the part of practitioners as well as the public—supports a sound blueprint for finding answers to longstanding global and local concerns. Readers are challenged to recognize the critical role of social determinants to their perception of health issues, controversies, and possibilities as the book:· Details the epidemiologic evidence regarding social determinants of health. · Key ethical implications of the evidence regarding social determinants of health. · Considers the role of risky health behaviors in determining population health outcomes. · Addresses ethical questions of priority-setting at the policy and practice levels. · Translates social determinants of health into health policy goals. Half textbook, half monograph, Public Health Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health Is geared toward students in MPH programs as well as public health professionals in diverse contexts such as local health departments and non-profit organizations. It informs public health scientists and scholars, and can also serve as an introductory text for students in public health ethics, or as part of a general applied ethics course. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Epidemiologic Evidence Regarding the Social Determinants of Health.- Justice, Compound Disadvantage, and Health Inequities.- Ethics, Responsibility, and Social Patterning of Risky Health Behaviors.- The Unbearable Oughtness of Public Health Policy.- The Social Determinants of Health and Public Health Practice.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWith a focus on end-of-life discussion in aging and chronically ill populations, this book offers insight into the skill of communicating in complex and emotionally charged discussions. This text is written for all clinicians and professionals in the fields of healthcare and public health who are faced with questions of ethical deliberation when a patient’s illness turns from chronic to terminal. This skill is required to manage care well in an age of advanced technology, and numerous autonomous choices. With a palliative care and ethics focus, the manuscript provides case studies illustrating issues which occur in the acuity and chronicity of end of life. Clear tools for clinicians, such as scripting and “the advance care planning video library" are included. The book focuses on the unique concept of outpatient ethics, including readmission prevention and shortened length of stay through good communication for clinicians who will be required to conduct this discussion with patients. The ethical undertone in this text provides a perfect opening for application in healthcare ethics classes, both in fields of public health and healthcare. Medical scholars and physicians, nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants, as well as social workers, both in practice and training, will benefit from this text.Trade Review“This book presents a personal account of the death of a family member to illustrate perceived communication deficits in planning and prioritizing care for a patient with chronic, progressive illness. … The book is written for those in medical school and advanced allied professional school.” (Michele S. Loos, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2017)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1. A Background on Ethics and the End of Life.- 2. Ethics Plays a Role In the Medicalization of Death.- 3. The Details in the Document.- 4. Case Studies.- 5. The Skill.

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