Bioethics Books

Book SynopsisThis textbook untangles the complicated ethical dilemmas that arise during the day-to-day work of healthcare chaplaincy, and offers a sturdy but flexible framework which chaplains can use to reflect on their own practice.Tackling essential issues such as consent, life support, abortion, beginning and end of life and human dignity, it enables chaplains to tease out the ethical implications of situations they encounter, to educate themselves on relevant legal matters and to engage with different ethical viewpoints. The book combines case studies of familiar scenarios with thorough information on legal matters, while providing ample opportunity for workplace reflection and offering guidance as to how chaplains can best support patients and their families while preserving their own integrity and well-being. Clear, sensitive and user-friendly, this will be an indispensable resource for healthcare chaplains and all healthcare professionals interested in spiritual care.Trade ReviewA wonderfully clear example of applied ethics, very much written with the working Chaplain in mind. I expect we will see a copy on the shelves of most acute Chaplaincy Departments, and I would specifically commend to those from a Christian tradition considering Chaplaincy as a vocation to read cover to cover. Packed with useful guidance on tricky issues, it also engages the reader on a self-reflective journey through the gamut of ethical challenges we may encounter in acute hospitals. All in all, a real contribution to our Chaplaincy toolkit. -- Dr Simon Harrison (President, CHCC)Ethical Questions in Healthcare Chaplaincy is a an invaluable tool with which to think about the many challenging pastoral situations a chaplain may encounter. Its use of different scenarios and related questions helps the chaplain reflect on what he sees, to think critically about his response and thereby improve his care and support of those to whom he ministers.Having previously worked full time as a hospital chaplain for 11 years I only wish this book had been available then. -- Bishop Paul MasonPia Matthews has written a timely and informative book that speaks directly to its readers.This book is to be commended for its breadth and the straightforwardness of its discussion. It could valuably be shared with all chaplaincy volunteers and is essential reading for anyone who finds themselves working for the first time as a healthcare chaplain. -- Caroline Worsfold * The Way, a Journal of Christian Spirituality published by the British Jesuits *Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Basics. 2. The Dignity of the Human Person. 3. Autonomy, Consent, Refusing Treatment and Boundaries. 4. Ethics and Non-autonomous Patients. 5. Confidentiality, Privacy, Data Protection, Truth Telling and Trust. 6. Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life. 7. Ethical Issues about Babies, Children and Young Adults. 8. Ethical Issues at the End of Life. 9. Dying and Death: Ethical Issues. 10. Loss, Grief and Bereavement, Burn-out and the Wounded Healer. 11. Conscientious Objection and Loyalties. Resources.

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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 SynopsisThis book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fiction stories and thereby open a conversation about the morality of what we may be one day, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnological endeavors continue to evolve. The biotechnology "revolution," launched on a global scale many decades ago, has taken a direct course toward re-creating life. Yet there are still many choices to be made in shaping the future that it may one day make possible. The book motivates readers toward deep reflection and continual discourse, which are essential if biotechnology is to evolve in ethical, meaningful, and sustainable ways.Table of ContentsIntroduction and History. Science-Story Dialectic as a Discourse of Change. History of the Biotechnology Revolution. Understanding Problems & Approaching Cures. The "Vicious Cycle" of Obesity. Madeline. Prion Diseases. Carnivore’s Game. Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater. Negotiations. Adult Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes-induced Vision Loss. Shadows, and Sugars, and Shades of Grey (Madeline, Part. 2). New Knowledge & New Capabilities. Neogenesis. Madness Enough to Break the World. Who Do They Think They Are? Emmanuel. Keys to Bioproducts from Agriculture. Soon They’ll Know our Secrets. Dr. Hyde. The Promise and Pitfalls of Cognitive Enhancement. Build Me a Memory. On We Go. To Where, Who Knows? The Uncertain Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution. Rōnin. Closing Reflection on the Word "Revolution".

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Book SynopsisHow has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked.Trade Review"Bosk provides in these pages a rich and rigorous account of the ways in which medical ethics, ethnography, and social science illuminate the human condition. He is the finest ethnographer of his generation, and he offers to future generations a standard of ethnographic practice and reflection that is unrivaled in its appreciation of the nuances and complexities of making sense of people's lives." - Jonathan B. Imber, Wellesley College"

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Book SynopsisHow could the Holocaust have happened? And how can Germans make sure that it will never happen again? This title considers bioethical debates surrounding embryonic stem cell research in Germany at the turn of twenty-first century, highlighting how the country's ongoing struggle to come to terms with its past informs the decisions it makes today.Trade Review"Without a doubt, this is the finest ethnography of German political life and the inner workings of the German state that I have read - it is brilliantly attentive both to the cultural and historical legacies that shape German politics as well as to the realpolitik and complex alliances of its parliamentary statecraft." (Dominic Boyer, Rice University)"

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Book SynopsisA dramatic new way to explore controversial science: Socratic dialogues. These creative debates follow the nuances and complexities of stem cell research and emerging therapies for informed readers and newcomers alike.Trade ReviewKrimsky's use of the dialogue method identifies, sharpens, and advances key points of debate and the breadth of issues being addressed. -- Ronald M. Green, Dartmouth College Krimsky is not afraid to introduce the latest, often hyped-up findings and unresolved controversies in stem cell research and to offer a well-balanced discussion of their implications for potential therapies. -- Hynek Wichterle, Columbia University This book presents a wonderful new approach to learning about stem cells and thinking about their broader impact at the interface of society, policy, religion, and ethics. Stem Cell Dialogues is highly novel, very engaging, and will open readers to new ways of thinking about the public stem cell debate. It touches on many controversial areas related to stem cells in a well-informed and engaging style. Sheldon Krimsky is able to break down the pros and cons of each argument in a way that makes the stem cell conversation approachable and empowers the reader to draw their own conclusions. -- Jonathan Garlick, Tufts University Krimsky's coverage of topics is impressive, much more extensive than other available teaching tools. His approach is remarkably balanced, accessible, and interesting. The dialogues are open-ended, leaving the instructor the freedom to develop different ideas in different directions in the classroom. -- Julia Pedroni, Williams College Well-researched and enlightening... Readers will come away with an understanding of the pertinent scientific, political, and moral dilemmas. Library Journal An important book for anyone interested in the issues surrounding stem cell research. Choice The inquisitive form certainly fits the subject, which is multifaceted and evolving. Health Affairs Evenhanded, eminently readable, up to date, educational, scientifically precise, powerfully researched, and very entertaining, Krimsky's slim volume is one that no scientist, policy-maker, ethicist, or intelligent reader should miss... Although the stem-cell debate is complex and heated, Krimsky has done more than anyone else to make it tractable, clear, and interesting. Hastings Center Report As a lecturer in bioethics I regard this book as an immensely useful resource for my MA students...I welcome the contribution Stem Cell Dialogues makes in helping public understanding of the science, ethics and policy concerns of what continues to be a developing and important aspect of regenerative medicine. New BioethicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Harnessing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine Dialogue 1. Hope Dialogue 2. Why Is This Cell Different from Other Cells? Dialogue 3. The President's Stem Cells Dialogue 4. The Dickey-Wicker Enigma Dialogue 5. The Moral Status of Embryos Dialogue 6. Creating Good from Immoral Acts Dialogue 7. Circumventing Embryocide Dialogue 8. My Personalized Beta Cells for Diabetes Dialogue 9. Repairing Brain Cells in Stroke Victims Dialogue 10. Reversing Macular Degeneration Dialogue 11. My Stem Cells, My Cancer Dialogue 12. Reprogramming Cells Dialogue 13. My Personalized Disease Cells Dialogue 14. To Clone or Not to Clone: That Is the Question Dialogue 15. Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells Is Immoral and Illegal (in Europe) Dialogue 16. My Embryo Is Auctioned on the Internet Dialogue 17. Here Comes the Egg Man: Oocytes and Embryos.org Dialogue 18. Human-Animal Chimeras and Hybrids Dialogue 19. Stem Cell Tourism Dialogue 20. Social Media Meet Science Hype Dialogue 21. Feminism and the Commercialization of Human Eggs/Embryos Dialogue 22. Was My Birth Embryo Me? Dialogue 23. Embryos Without Ovaries Dialogue 24. My Cells Are Drugs Dialogue 25. A Clinical Trial for Paralysis Treatment Epilogue Notes Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisA dramatic new way to explore controversial science: Socratic dialogues. These creative debates follow the nuances and complexities of stem cell research and emerging therapies for informed readers and newcomers alike.Trade ReviewKrimsky's use of the dialogue method identifies, sharpens, and advances key points of debate and the breadth of issues being addressed. -- Ronald M. Green, Dartmouth College Krimsky is not afraid to introduce the latest, often hyped-up findings and unresolved controversies in stem cell research and to offer a well-balanced discussion of their implications for potential therapies. -- Hynek Wichterle, Columbia University This book presents a wonderful new approach to learning about stem cells and thinking about their broader impact at the interface of society, policy, religion, and ethics. Stem Cell Dialogues is highly novel, very engaging, and will open readers to new ways of thinking about the public stem cell debate. It touches on many controversial areas related to stem cells in a well-informed and engaging style. Sheldon Krimsky is able to break down the pros and cons of each argument in a way that makes the stem cell conversation approachable and empowers the reader to draw their own conclusions. -- Jonathan Garlick, Tufts University Krimsky's coverage of topics is impressive, much more extensive than other available teaching tools. His approach is remarkably balanced, accessible, and interesting. The dialogues are open-ended, leaving the instructor the freedom to develop different ideas in different directions in the classroom. -- Julia Pedroni, Williams College Well-researched and enlightening... Readers will come away with an understanding of the pertinent scientific, political, and moral dilemmas. Library Journal An important book for anyone interested in the issues surrounding stem cell research. Choice The inquisitive form certainly fits the subject, which is multifaceted and evolving. Health Affairs Evenhanded, eminently readable, up to date, educational, scientifically precise, powerfully researched, and very entertaining, Krimsky's slim volume is one that no scientist, policy-maker, ethicist, or intelligent reader should miss... Although the stem-cell debate is complex and heated, Krimsky has done more than anyone else to make it tractable, clear, and interesting. Hastings Center ReportTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Harnessing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine Dialogue 1. Hope Dialogue 2. Why Is This Cell Different from Other Cells? Dialogue 3. The President's Stem Cells Dialogue 4. The Dickey-Wicker Enigma Dialogue 5. The Moral Status of Embryos Dialogue 6. Creating Good from Immoral Acts Dialogue 7. Circumventing Embryocide Dialogue 8. My Personalized Beta Cells for Diabetes Dialogue 9. Repairing Brain Cells in Stroke Victims Dialogue 10. Reversing Macular Degeneration Dialogue 11. My Stem Cells, My Cancer Dialogue 12. Reprogramming Cells Dialogue 13. My Personalized Disease Cells Dialogue 14. To Clone or Not to Clone: That Is the Question Dialogue 15. Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells Is Immoral and Illegal (in Europe) Dialogue 16. My Embryo Is Auctioned on the Internet Dialogue 17. Here Comes the Egg Man: Oocytes and Embryos.org Dialogue 18. Human-Animal Chimeras and Hybrids Dialogue 19. Stem Cell Tourism Dialogue 20. Social Media Meet Science Hype Dialogue 21. Feminism and the Commercialization of Human Eggs/Embryos Dialogue 22. Was My Birth Embryo Me? Dialogue 23. Embryos Without Ovaries Dialogue 24. My Cells Are Drugs Dialogue 25. A Clinical Trial for Paralysis Treatment Epilogue Notes Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisTalk of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) has moved from the hushed corridors of life science corporations to the front pages of major newspapers. This book examines these issues from the diverse perspectives of sociology, geography, law, environmental studies and political science.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. Biotechnology in the New Millennium: Technological Change, Institutional Change, and Political Struggle Rachel A. Schurman 1. Wonderful Potencies? Deep Structure and the Problem of Monopoly in Agricultural Biotechnology William Boyd 2. Building a Better Tree: Genetic Engineering and Fiber Farming in Oregon and Washington W. Scott Prudham 3. The Migration of Salmon from Nature to Biotechnology Dennis Doyle Takahashi Kelso 4. Making Biotech History: Social Resistance to Agricultural Biotechnology and the Future of the Biotechnology Industry Rachel A. Schurman and William A. Munro 5. Eating Risk: The Politics of Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods Julie Guthman 6. The Global Politics of GEOs: The Achilles' Heel of the Globalization Regime? Frederick H. Buttel 7. Biotech Battles: Plants, Power, and Intellectual Property in the New Global Governance Regimes Kathleen McAfee 8. From Molecules to Medicines: The Use of Genetic Resources in Pharmaceutical Research Astrid J. Scholz 9. The Brave New Worlds of Agricultural Technoscience: Changing Perspectives, Recurrent Themes, and New Research Directions in Agro-Food Studies David Goodman Conclusion. Recreating Democracy Dennis Doyle Takahashi Kelso Glossary Contributors Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFor decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphasis on individual interests such as doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and personal autonomy is minimally helpful in confronting the social and political challenges posed by new human biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic modification, and DNA forensics.Beyond Bioethicsaddresses these provocative issues from an emerging standpoint that is attentive to race, gender, class, disability, privacy, and notions of democracya new biopolitics. This authoritative volume provides an overview for those grappling with the profound dilemmas posed by these developments. It brings together the work of cutting-edge thinkers from diverse fields of study and public engagement, all of them committed to this new perspective grounded in social justice and public interest values.Trade Review"A useful contribution. Gives both a name and a direction to a more socially conscious ethical and political framework to the controversial issues posed by developments in genomics." * Metapsychology Online Reviews *"With the rapid development of new biotechnologies like CRISPR, Beyond Bioethics makes a timely call for a novel take on bioethics capable of addressing the significant sociopolitical implications of these technologies. . . . Bridging together thinkers across the humanities and sciences divide, Beyond Bioethics models a progressive, interdisciplinary approach to bioethics that extends beyond a focus on the individual toward a 'new biopolitics' of the global, the collective." * Somatosphere *"As an argument for a particular focus in bioethics, with each chapter serving as a case providing an example of this focus, Beyond Bioethics is convincing. . . . covers a lot of theoretical ground, and is clear and enjoyable to read without sacrificing intelligence. It will certainly spark both scholarly discussion and student interest." * Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Troy Duster Acknowledgments Note to Readers Introduction - Osagie K. Obasogie and Marcy Darnovsky Part I. The Biopolitical Critique of Bioethics: Historical Context 1. The Biological Inferiority of the Undeserving Poor - Michael B. Katz 2. Making Better Babies: Public Health and Race Betterment in Indiana, 1920–1935 - Alexandra Minna Stern 3. Eugenics and the Nazis: The California Connection - Edwin Black 4. Why the Nazis Studied American Race Law for Inspiration - James Q. Whitman 5. Constructing Normalcy: The Bell Curve, the Novel, and the Invention of the Disabled Body in the Nineteenth Century - Lennard J. Davis 6. The Eugenics Legacy of the Nobelist Who Fathered IVF - Osagie K. Obasogie Part II. Bioethics and its Discontents 7. A Sociological Account of the Growth of Principlism - John H. Evans 8. Why a Feminist Approach to Bioethics? - Margaret Olivia Little 9. Disability Rights Approach toward Bioethics? - Gregor Wolbring 10. Differences from Somewhere: The Normativity of Whiteness in Bioethics in the United States - Catherine Myser 11. Bioethical Silence and Black Lives - Derek Ayeh 12. The Ethicists - Carl Elliott Part II. Emerging Biotechnologies, Extreme Ideologies: The Recent Past and Near Future 13. The Genome as Commons - Tom Athanasiou and Marcy Darnovsky 14. Yuppie Eugenics - Ruth Hubbard and Stuart Newman 15. Brave New Genome - Eric S. Lander 16. Can We Cure Genetic Diseases without Slipping into Eugenics? - Nathaniel Comfort 17. Cyborg Soothsayers of the High-Tech Hogwash Emporia: In Amsterdam with the Singularity - Corey Pein Part IV. Markets, Property, and The Body 18. Flacking for Big Pharma - Harriet A. Washington 19. Your Body, Their Property - Osagie K. Obasogie 20. Where Babies Come From: Supply and Demand in an Infant Marketplace - Debora Spar 21. Dear Facebook, Please Don’t Tell Women to Lean In to Egg Freezing - Jessica Cussins 22. The Miracle Woman - Rebecca Skloot Part V. Patients As Consumers in The Gene Age 23. What Is Your DNA Worth? - David Dobbs 24. Should Patients Understand That They Are Research Subjects? - Jenny Reardon 25. Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests Should Come with a Health Warning - Jessica Cussins 26. Genetic Testing for All Women? Not a Solution to the Breast Cancer Epidemic - Karuna Jaggar 27. Welcome, Freshmen: DNA Swabs, Please - Troy Duster 28. Me Medicine - Donna Dickenson 29. Public Health in the Precision-Medicine Era - Ronald Bayer and Sandro Galea Part VI. Seeking Humanity in Human Subjects Research 30. Medical Exploitation: Inmates Must Not Become Guinea Pigs Again - Allen M. Hornblum and Osagie K. Obasogie 31. The Body Hunters - Marcia Angell 32. Guinea-Pigging - Carl Elliott 33. Human Enhancement and Experimental Research in the Military - Efthimios Parasidis 34. Non-Consenting Adults - Harriet A. Washington Part VII. Baby-Making in The Biotech Age 35. Generation I.V.F.: Making a Baby in the Lab—10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me - Miriam Zoll 36. Queering the Fertility Clinic - Laura Mamo 37. Reproductive Tourism: Equality Concerns in the Global Market for Fertility Services - Lisa Chiyemi Ikemoto 38. Make Me a Baby as Fast as You Can - Douglas Pet 39. Let’s Get Rid of the Secrecy in Donor-Conceived Families - Naomi Cahn and Wendy Kramer Part VIII. Selecting Traits, Selecting Children 40. Disability Equality and Prenatal Testing: Contradictory or Compatible? - Adrienne Asch 41. The Bleak New World of Prenatal Genetics - Marcy Darnovsky and Alexandra Minna Stern 42. Have New Prenatal Tests Been Dangerously Oversold? - Beth Daley 43. Sex Selection and the Abortion Trap - Mara Hvistendahl 44. A Baby, Please: Blond, Freckles—Hold the Colic - Gautam Naik Part IX. Reinventing Race in The Gene Age 45. Straw Men and Their Followers: The Return of Biological Race - Evelynn M. Hammonds 46. The Problem with Race-Based Medicine - Dorothy Roberts 47. Race in a Bottle - Jonathan Kahn 48. The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing - Deborah A. Bolnick et al. 49. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold - Osagie K. Obasogie and Troy Duster 50. High-Tech, High-Risk Forensics - Osagie K. Obasogie Part X. Biopolitics and The Future 51. Die, Selfish Gene, Diem - David Dobbs 52. Toward Race Impact Assessments - Osagie K. Obasogie 53. Human Genetic Engineering Demands More Than a Moratorium - Sheila Jasanoff, J. Benjamin Hurlbut, and Krishanu Saha 54. “Moral Meanings of an Altogether Different Kind”: Progressive Politics in the Biotech Age - Marcy DarnovskyAfterword by Patricia J. Williams List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is an evolutionary thought experiment—untestable, informative and great fun. . . . A Dog’s World appears to have all four paws on secure scientific ground as Ms. Pierce and Mr. Bekoff start from basic evolutionary and ecological principles to develop powerful predictions and insights into dogs as we know them today."---David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal"This thought-provoking book examines what the world would look like if all of us annoying, treat-wielding, doggie-day-care arranging grown-ups suddenly disappeared and dogs could run free. We might like to believe our dogs would be lost without us, but the reality might surprise you."---Zibby Owens, Washington Post"I love creative approaches to science writing and this book – an imagining of what would happen to dogs if humans disappeared – delivers it all: fresh perspectives, top-drawer science and an original thought-provoking hook."---Jules Howard, Big Issue

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Book SynopsisOffers, for the first time, a collection of the landmark articles in clinical bioethics authored by the physician and philosopher, Edmund D Pellegrino. As one of the founding figures of modern medical ethics, Dr Pellegrino gained international renown for his deeply reflective scholarship and for his public service in developing the field.Trade ReviewPellegrino's contribution is significant, deeply relevant, suprisingly timely, and notably prescient. For this reason alone, the gathering of these essays together in one volume is a worthwhile project...demonstrates the cohesive thought of a serious and foundational figure in the field."" - John Hardt, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

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Book SynopsisProvides comprehensive, yet concise coverage of the broad field of bioethics, dealing with the scientific, medical, social, religious, political and international concerns This book offers complete information about all aspects of bioethics and its role in our world. It tackles the concerns of bioethicists, dealing with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy. The book introduces the various modes of ethical thinking and then helps the reader to apply that thinking to issues relating to the environment, to plants and animals, and to humans. Written in an accessible manner, Introduction to Bioethics, Second Edition focuses on key issues directly relevant to those studying courses ranging from medicine through to biology and agriculture. Ethical analysis is threaded throughout each chapter and supplementary examples are included to stimulate further thought. In additioTable of ContentsPreface xiii About the Companion Website xv Part I Setting the Scene 1 1 Science and Society 3 1.1 What’s It All About? 3 1.2 What Is Science? 5 1.2.1 Introduction: Some History (But Not Very Much) 5 1.3 Modern Science 9 1.4 Science, Ethics and Values 10 1.4.1 Introduction 10 1.4.2 Scientific Fraud 11 1.4.3 Science and Societal Values 11 1.5 Attitudes to Science 13 1.5.1 Science and the Enlightenment 13 1.5.2 Science, Modernism, Modernity and Postmodernism 14 1.5.3 Postmodernism and ‘Pseudo]modernism’ 16 1.5.4 Public Attitudes to Science 17 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 21 2 Ethics and Bioethics 23 2.1 Ethics and Morals 23 2.2 The Development of Ethics 25 2.2.1 Introduction 25 2.2.2 Virtuous Greeks 25 2.2.3 Ethics and Duty 26 2.2.4 What Happens If…? 27 2.2.5 Natural Law 28 2.2.6 Moral Relativism: My View Is as Good as Yours 28 2.2.7 The Revival of Virtue 29 2.2.8 Ethics and Rights 29 2.2.9 Ethics and Religion 30 2.2.10 Ethics: A Summary 30 2.3 Making Ethical Decisions 31 2.4 Medical Ethics 33 2.5 The Growth of Bioethics 34 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 36 Part II Biomedical Science and Medical Technology 39 3 Life before Birth I: The New Reproductive Technologies 41 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Gametes Outside the Body 42 3.3 Techniques of Artificial Reproductive Medicine 43 3.3.1 Objections to Assisted Reproduction 43 3.3.2 Donor Insemination 44 3.3.3 Gamete Donation 44 3.3.4 In Vitro Fertilisation and Variations 47 3.3.5 Reception of Oocytes from Partner 50 3.4 Embryo Testing 51 3.5 Mitochondrial Donation 51 3.6 Embryo Research 54 3.7 Rights of the Unborn Child 56 3.8 Men and Women: Do We Need Both? 56 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 58 4 Life before Birth II: Embryos, Foetuses and Associated Issues 61 4.1 Introduction 61 4.2 The Early Human Embryo 63 4.2.1 Introduction: Embryos and Persons 63 4.2.2 Status of the Embryo: Human Life Begins at Fertilisation 64 4.2.3 Status of the Embryo: The 14]Day Approach 65 4.3 Embryo Research 66 4.4 Screening and Diagnosis 69 4.5 Reproductive Rights 71 4.5.1 Scope of Reproductive Rights 71 4.5.2 Contraception 71 4.6 Abortion: Maternal–Foetal Conflict 72 4.7 Surrogacy 77 4.8 Artificial Wombs 78 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 80 5 Cloning and Stem Cells 83 5.1 Introduction 83 5.2 Frogs and Sheep 84 5.3 Genes and Clones 87 5.4 It’s Not Natural: It Should Be Banned! 87 5.5 The Ethics of Human Cloning: An Overview 91 5.6 Reproductive Cloning of Non]human Mammals 93 5.7 Unlocking the Genetic Potential of Stem Cells 96 5.7.1 Embryonic Stem Cells 96 5.7.2 Therapeutic Potential 98 5.7.3 Embryonic Stem Cells and the Ethical Status of the Early Human Embryo 98 5.7.4 Therapeutic Cloning 101 5.7.5 Adult Stem Cells 102 5.7.6 Novel Sources of Stem Cells 103 5.8 Concluding Remarks 105 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 106 6 Human Genes and Genomes 109 6.1 Some History 109 6.2 Molecular Genetics and the Human Genome Project 110 6.3 Some Thoughts on Eugenics 112 6.4 Use of Human Genetic Information 113 6.4.1 Introduction 113 6.4.2 Genetic Diagnosis 114 6.4.2.1 Postnatal Diagnosis 114 6.4.2.2 Prenatal Diagnosis 115 6.4.2.3 Pre]implantation Genetic Diagnosis 116 6.4.2.4 Saviour Siblings: A Very Special Case 118 6.4.2.5 Where Next? 119 6.4.3 Genetic Screening 120 6.4.4 The Possibility of Genetic Discrimination 124 6.4.5 Community]Wide Genome Sequencing 125 6.4.6 Direct]to]Consumer Genome Analysis 127 6.4.7 The Burden of Genetic Knowledge 129 6.4.8 A Promise Unfulfilled? 130 6.5 Genetic Modification of Humans: Fact or Fiction? 131 6.5.1 Introduction 131 6.5.2 Somatic Cell Gene Therapy 131 6.5.3 Germ]Line Gene Therapy 133 6.5.4 Genetic Enhancement and Designer Babies 135 6.5.5 Genome Editing 138 6.6 A Gene for This and a Gene for That 140 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 141 7 Transhumanism 143 7.1 Introduction 143 7.2 From Wooden Legs to Would]Be Cyborgs 144 7.3 Mind and Matter 149 7.4 Stronger, Fitter, Faster, Cleverer: Biological Aspects of Transhumanism 152 7.4.1 Genetic Modification 152 7.4.2 Life Extension 153 7.4.3 Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Enhancement 154 7.5 Military Applications 156 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 157 8 Decisions at the End of Life: When May I Die and When Am I Dead? 159 8.1 Introduction: Four Important Examples to Inform Our Thinking 159 8.1.1 Charlotte Wyatt 159 8.1.2 Mark Sanderson 161 8.1.3 King George V 161 8.1.4 Reginald Crew 161 8.2 How Did We Get Here? 162 8.3 What Is Euthanasia? 163 8.3.1 Introduction 163 8.3.2 Euthanasia 163 8.3.3 Is Assisted Suicide Different? 164 8.4 Case for Assisted Dying 164 8.4.1 Openness 164 8.4.2 Necessity 165 8.4.3 Autonomy 165 8.5 The Arguments against Assisted Dying 166 8.5.1 Controlling Pain and Suffering 166 8.5.2 The Downside of Autonomy 166 8.6 The Debate Continues: Will the Law Ever Be Changed? 168 8.7 When Should Medical Treatment Be Withheld or Withdrawn? 172 8.7.1 Introduction 172 8.7.2 The Right to Refuse Treatment 173 8.7.3 Making Decisions for People Who Cannot Make Them for Themselves 173 8.7.4 The Liverpool Care Pathway 176 8.8 Concluding Remarks 176 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 177 Part III Biotechnology 179 9 Genetic Modification and Synthetic Biology 181 9.1 Introduction 181 9.2 Ethical Aspects of Genetic Modification 182 9.2.1 Introduction 182 9.2.2 Ethical Analysis of Genetic Modification 182 9.2.3 Risks Associated with Genetic Modification 183 9.2.4 Possible Misuse of Genetic Modification 186 9.3 Pharmaceuticals 187 9.4 Genetic Modification of Animals 190 9.4.1 Introduction 190 9.4.2 Scientific Background 190 9.4.3 Applications of Animal Genetic Modification 191 9.4.4 Animal GM and Animal Welfare Issues 192 9.5 Research Uses of Genetic Modification 193 9.6 Gene and Genome Editing 195 9.6.1 Introduction 195 9.6.2 The CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing System 196 9.7 Synthetic Biology 197 9.7.1 Introduction 197 9.7.2 What Is Synthetic Biology? 198 9.7.3 Applications of Synthetic Biology 200 9.7.4 Ethical Aspects of Synthetic Biology 201 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 202 10 Genetic Modification of Plants 205 10.1 Introduction and Definitions 205 10.2 Back to the Beginning 206 10.3 Basic Methodology 208 10.4 The Debate 209 10.4.1 Introduction 209 10.4.2 Conducting the Debate 210 10.4.3 The Key Issues 213 10.4.3.1 Intrinsic Objections 213 10.4.3.2 Risk 214 10.4.4 The Debate Continues 217 10.4.5 Genome Editing: A Special Case? 222 10.5 GM Crops: Is a Different Approach Possible? 223 10.6 Closing Comments: Consumer Choice 224 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 226 11 Genes: Some Wider Issues 229 11.1 Introduction 229 11.2 Crop GM Technology, World Trade and Global Justice 231 11.3 Gene Patenting 235 11.3.1 Gene Patents in Crop GM Technology 235 11.3.2 Gene Patents and Medical Genetics 236 11.4 Genetic Piracy 238 11.5 DNA Fingerprinting and DNA Databases 243 11.5.1 Introduction 243 11.5.2 Applications of DNA Fingerprinting 243 11.5.3 DNA Databases 245 11.6 Concluding Remarks 246 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 246 12 Biofuels and Bioenergy: Environmental and Ethical Aspects 249 12.1 Introduction 249 12.2 Biofuels: A Brief Survey 251 12.3 Biofuels: Ethical Issues 254 12.3.1 Introduction 254 12.3.2 Can Biofuels Be Produced without Affecting Food Production? 254 12.3.3 Is Growth of Biofuel Crops Sustainable? 258 12.3.4 Biofuel Production and Land Allocation 259 12.4 Concluding Comment 261 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 261 Part IV Humans and the Biosphere 263 13 Humans and Non]human Animals 265 13.1 Introduction 265 13.2 Humankind’s Place in the Animal Kingdom 266 13.3 Human Use of Animals: An Overview 267 13.3.1 Historic and Present]Day Perspectives 267 13.3.2 ‘Speciesism’ 270 13.4 Vivisection and the Use of Animals in Research 271 13.4.1 Definitions, Laws and Numbers 271 13.4.2 Reasons for Experimenting on Animals 272 13.4.3 All Animals Are Equal, or Are They? 274 13.5 The Ethics of Animal Research 274 13.6 Animals in Sport, Companionship, Leisure and Fashion 277 13.6.1 Sport 277 13.6.2 Companion Animals and Pets 278 13.6.3 Fashion and Fur 279 13.7 Working Animals 279 13.8 Animals for Food 280 13.9 Concluding Comments 282 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 283 14 The Environmental Crisis: Not Just about Climate 285 14.1 Introduction 285 14.2 Environmental Damage: It’s a Fivefold Problem 287 14.2.1 Introduction 287 14.2.2 Environmental Pollution 287 14.2.3 Environmental Degradation 290 14.2.4 Loss of Habitat and of Biodiversity 291 14.2.5 Over]exploitation of Earth’s Resources 293 14.2.6 Pause for Reflection 294 14.3 Climate Change 295 14.3.1 Introduction 295 14.3.2 Sea Levels 297 14.3.3 How Much Can We Cope With? 298 14.3.4 Fuels and Energy Sources 299 14.3.5 Resilience 302 14.3.6 The Future 302 14.4 Valuing the Environment 305 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 310 15 Planet and Population 311 15.1 Introduction: The Anthropocene 311 15.2 How Many? 312 15.3 How Many Can We Feed? 313 15.3.1 Agricultural and Scientific Aspects 313 15.3.2 Social and Societal Aspects 316 15.3.3 War 317 15.4 How Many Is Too Many? 318 15.5 Water 319 15.6 Concluding Comments 321 Key References and Suggestions for Further Reading 323

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Book SynopsisExploring the interconnectedness of human health, biodiversity, and bioethics. We all depend on environmental biodiversity for clean air, safe water, adequate nutrition, effective drugs, and protection from infectious diseases. Today's healthcare experts and policymakers are keenly aware that biodiversity is one of the crucial determinants of healthnot only for individuals but also for the human population of the planet. Unfortunately, rapid globalization and ongoing environmental degradation mean that biodiversity is rapidly deteriorating, threatening planetary health on a mass scale. In Wounded Planet, Henk A.M.J. ten Have argues that the ethical debate about healthcare has become too narrow and individualized. We must, he writes, adopt a new bioethical discourseone that deals with issues of justice, equality, vulnerability, human rights, and solidarityin order to adequately reflect the serious threat that current loss of biodiversity poses to planetary health. Exploring modern eTable of ContentsPreface 1. Global Bioethics and the Environment2. Biodiversity 3. Health 4. Disease 5. Drugs 6. Food 7. Water 8. Global Bioethics in PracticeNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat will it mean for society if science enables us to choose a future child whose health, athletic ability or intelligence is predetermined? This future is becoming ever more likely with the latest developments in human reproduction -- but concerns are growing about the implications. New procedures making possible heritable genetic modifications such as genome editing open the door to ‘sanitized’ selective eugenics; but these practices have some unnerving similarities to the discredited eugenic programmes of early twentieth-century regimes. A Christian perspective based on Scripture gives us the resources we urgently need to evaluate both current and future selection practices. Calum MacKellar offers an accessible, inter-disciplinary analysis, blending science, history and Christian theology. This book will enable you to become fully informed about the new scientific developments in human reproduction – developments that will affect us all.Trade ReviewMost people will be totally unaware of the dark legacy of eugenics in the UK, let alone in the rest of Europe and the US. MacKellar is probably the world’s most clear-sighted Christian exponent of this history and its modern counterpart – the new eugenics. It presents its apparently benign face throughout the National Health Service in the UK, but beneath the surface are issues that all of us need to know about. This book is a lucid, balanced and unique guide to help discern the truly therapeutic from the eugenic. * Trevor Stammers, Associate Professor and Director, Centre fo Bioethics and Emerging Technologies, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London *

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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 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 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 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 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 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 Synopsis1 Preface In Search for the Meaning of Medical Neutrality.- Part One.- 2 Historical Antecedents to Understanding Contemporary Attacks on Healthcare.- 3 Dual Loyalties in Military Medicine Some lessons from the past challenges for the future.- Part Two.- 4 Military Health Care Personnel's moral stance on war: medical neutrality and humanity.- 5 Medical neutrality as impartiality implications for prioritizing medical care in armed conflict.- 6 On Medical neutrality.- Part Three.- 7 Medical Neutrality or Medical Humanity in War?.- 8 Medical Neutrality and Impartiality in UN Peace Keeping Operations.- 9 Dual Professonal Loyalty and Medical Ethics Outside Armed Conflict: A personal experience.- 10 Providing Medical Care to Further Non-medical Ends.- 11 Medical Neutrality in Times of Military Coup in Myanmar.- 12 Economic Sanctions Policy, Medical Neutrality and the Human Right to Health.- Part Four.- 13 A practical reflection on global health leveraging health as a means to another end.- 14 Risks associated with different understandings of medical neutrality.- 15 Medical Neutrality and Political Engagement.

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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 SynopsisThis volume links three different theoretical approaches that have a common focus on the relationship between biopolitics and bioethics. This collection of papers can be categorized into different domains that are representative of the contemporary usage of biopolitics as a concept. On the one hand, several chapters develop a clear and up-to-date understanding of the primary sources of the concept and related theories of Agamben, Negri or Foucault and approach the question of relevance within the field of bioethics. Another group of papers apply the philosophical concepts and theories of biopolitics (biopower, Homo Sacer, biocitizenship) on very specific currently debated bioethical issues. Some scholars rely on the more mundane understanding of (bio)politics and investigate how its relationship with bioethics could be philosophically conceptualized. Additionally, this work also contains papers that follow a more legally oriented analysis on the effects of contemporary biopolitics on human rights and European law. The authors are philosophers, legal scholars or bioethicists. The major strength of this volume is to provide the reader with major insights and orientation in these different contemporary usages of the concept and theories of biopolitics, within the context of its various ethically relevant applications.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the volume: Perspectives on biopolitics and bioethics; Péter Kakuk.- Biopolitics and Biopower. The Foucauldian Heritage in the Light of the Contemporary Usage; Takács, Ádám.- How to get plump, or why do we choose what we choose?; Devisch, Ignaas.- preface:Theories of biopolitics and bioethical issues; Péter Kakuk.- Biological or Democratic Citizenship?; Árnason, Vilhjálmur.- Biopolitics and the Longevity of Lefthanders ; Arnason, Gardar.- Chronic Disorders of Consciousness and Homo Sacer; Edgar, Andrew.- Government, Big Pharma and the Exercise of Biopower: The ethical acceptability of lobbying and promotion; Badcott, David.- preface: Biopolitics and legal discourse; Péter Kakuk.- The ME MOLECULE; Sándor, Judit.- Of Emerging Life in Law: the European Story; Selkälä, Toni.- Beyond bioethics and biopolitics? Doing privacy ethics in whole Genome sequencing research; Schickhardt, Christoph & Winker, Eva C.- preface: Questions of relatedness: bioethics and biopolitics; Péter Kakuk.- Can bioethics escape from biopolitics?; ten Have, Henk.- Bioethics as politics Takala, Tuija.- On the relationship between bioethics and biopolitics; Gunson, Darryl.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Medizinische Ethik als Reflexion und Erfahrung.- Ursprung der medizinischen Ethik in der Situation des Helfens.- Anspruch der medizinischen Ethik.- Grundthemen der medizinischen Ethik.- 2. Einzelthemen der medizinischen Ethik.- Lebensbeginn.- Geburtenkontrolle.- Sterilisation.- Insemination.- Genetische Beratung-Pränatale Diagnostik.- Schwangerschaftsabbruch.- Perinatologie.- Lebenskrisen.- Intensivbehandlung.- Chirurgische Behandlung.- Organtransplantation.- Psychiatrisch-psychotherapeutische Intervention.- Sucht-Abhängigkeit.- Chronisches Kranksein.- Behinderung.- Gewalt und Medizin.- Katastrophen-und Wehrmedizin.- Rehabilitation-Nachsorge.- Lebensende.- Behandlungsabbruch.- Reanimation.- Begriff und Feststellung des Todes.- Sterbehilfe.- Wahrheit am Krankenbett.- Suizid.- Trauer.- Forschung.- Humanexperiment-Heilversuch..- Arzneimittelprüfungen.- Genforschung-Genmanipulation.- Ethikkommissionen.- Anhang. Textauswahl: Gesetzestexte und öffentliche Stellungnahmen.- Verzeichnis der Texte.- Gesetzestexte und öffentliche Stellungnahmen.

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Book SynopsisDie Klinische Ethik ist das Einsteigerbuch für die Ethik der Medizin im Querschnittsbereich 2. Darüber hinaus zeigt es den Weg zu ethisch verantwortlichem Handeln im klinischen Alltag. Grundlagen: Patientenverfügung, Sterbehilfe und Pränataldiagnostik. Pro & Contra argumentieren: Ethische Positionen werden ausführlich besprochen und ausgewogen bewertet.- Anschaulich und praxisnah geschrieben, mit zahlreichen Fallgeschichten. Relevant für die Praxis: Rechtlicher Kontext zu jedem Thema. - Empfehlungen ärztlicher Standesvertretungen. - Ethische Konflikte in der medizinischen Ausbildung. - 10 ethische Konfliktfälle zum Üben. Ethik endlich klinisch relevant! Table of ContentsPatientenaufklärung.- Ärztliche Schweigepflicht.- Entscheidungen am Lebensende.- Patientenverfügungen.- Entscheidungen am Beginn des Lebens.- Zwangsunterbringung und Zwangsbehandlung.- Behandlungsfehler.- Interkulturelle Konflikte.- Klinische Forschungsethik.- Mittelverteilung im Gesundheitswesen.- Ethische Konflikte in der medizinischen Ausbildung.- Medizinethisches Argumentieren.- Patientengeschichten.

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Book SynopsisIn den letzten Jahren hat sich eine Vielfalt unterschiedlicher Gremien zur Ethikberatung entwickelt: vom Konsil mit einem einzelnen Berater bis zum Ethikkomitee. In dem Band werden die Ethikberatung, ihre Entwicklung und Anwendung, sowie die Gründung von Gremien in Krankenhäusern, Pflegeeinrichtungen, Hospizen und von niedergelassenen Ärzten anhand von Fallbeispielen erläutert. Dabei schlagen die Autoren eine Brücke zwischen traditioneller philosophischer Ethik und anwendungsbezogener klinischer Ethik. Auch rechtliche Fragen werden erörtert.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “… einem detaillierten Stichwortverzeichnis machen vor allem die klare Gliederung, ein unprätentiöser Stil und ein gelungenes Layout das Werk ...“ Table of ContentsVorwort.- Inhaltsverzeichnis.- Autorenverzeichnis.- Abkürzungsverzeichnis.- 1. Ethikberatung im Gesundheitswesen – zur Einführung.- I Grundlagen von Ethikberatung und Klinischer Ethik.- 2. Klinische Ethik und Ethikberatung.- 3. Ethikberatung und Ethikkomitees in Deutschland.- 4. Philosophische Ethik und Klinische Ethik.- 5. Ethische Fallbesprechung und Supervision.- 6. Professionalisierung und Standardisierung der Ethikberatung.- II Modelle und Beispiele der Implementierung von Ethikberatung.- 7. Medizinethik an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.- 8. Klinisches Ethikkomitee Düsseldorf-Gerresheim.- 9. Implementierung eines Klinischen Ethikkomitees.- 10. Die Einrichtung der Klinischen Ethikberatung am Universitätsklinikum Ulm.- III. Neue Anwendungsfelder und Herausforderungen der Zukunft.- 11. Ethikberatung für Hausärzte bei Patienten am Lebensende.- 12. Ethikberatung in der Altenhilfe.- 13. Ethikberatung im Hospiz.- 14. Rechtliche Fragen der Medizinethik und klinischer Beratung am Lebensende.- 15. Ethikberatung und Recht.- Anhang.- Nützliche Internetadressen.- Stichwortverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisIn diesem Band werden sowohl die medizinischen Chancen und Risiken der modernen Reproduktionsmedizin erläutert, als auch ihre gesellschaftspolitischen und ethischen Dimensionen in den Blick genommen. Expertenstatements aus den an der Debatte beteiligten Disziplinen eröffnen einen mehrperspektivischen Einblick in die Thematik.Table of ContentsDie moderne Fortpflanzungsmedizin: Reproduktionsmedizinische Rahmenbedingungen und Risikofaktor maternales Alter.- Die gesellschaftlich-politische Perspektive: Der Wandel von Familien- und Lebensmodellen, die Bedeutung der medizinischen und psychosozialen Beratung und die Rolle der schulischen Aufklärungsarbeit.- Die ethische Debatte: Eingriff in die Menschenwürde oder Selbstbestimmung der Frau?.

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Book SynopsisKommunikation im Kontext der Organspende gehört zu den sensibelsten und herausforderndsten Aufgaben im Klinikalltag. Angehörige und medizinisches Fachpersonal begegnen sich in einer äußerst belastenden Phase der Unsicherheit, Trauer und Verletzlichkeit. Dennoch müssen sie gemeinsam klären, ob ein Organspendeausweis vorliegt und das bereits intensivmedizinisch betreute Familienmitglied einer Organspende zustimmen würde. Die Interessen der Beteiligten unterscheiden sich und treffen sich zugleich in der Zielsetzung, den Willen des Patienten mit dieser Entscheidung umzusetzen. Der interdisziplinär angelegte Band reflektiert die im Feld bestehenden Kontingenzen. Er zielt auf eine Präzisierung der Wahrnehmung und erörtert Handlungsoptionen, die dazu beitragen können, diese spezifische Kommunikationssituation konkret zu entlasten.Table of ContentsVorwortTeil 1: Grundlagen und KontexteCharlotte Koscielny, Monika E. Fuchs, Julia Inthorn, Elena Link & Frank Logemann: Organspende als Herausforderung gelingender Kommunikation – EinführungElena Link & Mona Wehming: Organspende als Gegenstand massenmedialer und interpersonaler Kommunikation Teil 2: Akteure und Aspekte im GesprächsverlaufFrank Logemann: Das Leid der Angehörigen und der Druck der Warteliste: Die Aufgabe von Ärztinnen und Ärzten bei Gesprächen zur OrganspendeRuth Denkhaus: „Mein Herz würde ich niemals hergeben.“ Ein Überblick über den Forschungsstand zu Befürchtungen und Vorbehalten gegenüber der Organspende in DeutschlandBarbara Denkers: Gespräche zur Organspende: Herausforderungen für Angehörige Susanne Hirsmüller & Margit Schröer: Trauer – Wut – Schuld – Angst: Emotionen und Reaktionen im akuten EntscheidungsprozessTeil 3: Interdisziplinäre PerspektivierungenElena Link: Gelingende Kommunikation über Organspende?! Eine kommunikationswissenschaftliche KommentierungCharlotte Koscielny & Monika E. Fuchs: Kommunikation über Organspende als schulischer Bildungsauftrag?! Grundlagen, Bestandsaufnahme und PerspektivenJulia Inthorn: Gelingende Kommunikation: ethische Reflexion der normativen Grundlagen der Angehörigengespräche über OrganspendeVerzeichnis der Autorinnen und Autoren

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the issues and challenges raised by the high-profile cases of Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans. The individual chapters, which complement one other, were written by scholars with expertise in Law, Medicine, Medical Ethics, Theology, Health Policy and Management, English Literature, Nursing and History, from the UK, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Spain, Turkey and the USA.The following are among the key questions explored in the book. Is the courtroom an appropriate forum for resolving conflicts relating to medical futility in paediatrics? If so, should parental rights be protected by confining judicial powers only to cases where there is a risk of significant harm to the infant; or should the "best interests" test continue to be recognised as the "gold standard" for paediatric cases? If not, should mediation be used instead, but how well would this alternative method of dispute resolution work for medical futility conflicts? Further, should social media be deployed to garner support, and should outsiders who are not fully acquainted with the medical facts refrain from intervening? And, how are comparable situations likely to be managed in different countries? What lessons can be learned from them as well as from religious perspectives?Table of Contents Foreword by Michael Redfern QC Preface by Kartina Aisha Choong Notes on Contributors INTRODUCTION. Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans: Their Medico-Legal Journeys, by Kartina A. Choong PART I. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES CHAPTER 1. The Vexed Question of Best Interests in Decisions Relating to Infants and Medical Futility, by Jo Samanta CHAPTER 2. Best Interests: The "Gold Standard" or a Gold Plating? Should Significant Harm be a Threshold Criterion in Paediatric Cases? by William Seagrim CHAPTER 3. Charlie's Law: Clarifying the Legal Standard to be Used in Medical Decision-Making for Children, by Sarah Sargent CHAPTER 4. Media Framing of "Medical Futility": Flaming the Debate?, by Kim McGuire CHAPTER 5. Resource-intense Treatments in a Resource-finite Environment, by Richard Wai Ming Law CHAPTER 6. Citizenship at the Discretion of the State: Public Law Issues Regarding Evans' Naturalisation, by Alejandra Boto CHAPTER 7. Contested Paediatric Palliative Care: A Church of England Perspective, by Brendan McCarthy CHAPTER 8. The Dynamics of Clinical Judgment, Religious Conventions and Parental Responsibilities: An Islamic Perspective, by Mahmood Chandia, Abdulla al-Shami CHAPTER 9. Do Parents Have a Right to Determine Where a Child Patient Dies?, by Lisa Cherkassky PART II. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 10. Serving the Child's "Best Interests" in Australia, by Roslyn Jones CHAPTER 11. Medical Futility in Czech Paediatrics: At the Edge of Law, Bioethics, and Medicine, by Helena Krej?íková CHAPTER 12. The Application of End-of-Life Legislation to Minors in France, by Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux CHAPTER 13. Patient Autonomy and Best Interests in End-of-Life Cases: A German Perspective, by Peter Elsner CHAPTER 14. Gard and Evans: A Reflection on What Might Happen in India, by Abhay Vaidya, Sourabhi Sahakari CHAPTER 15. Medical Futility and Parental Paternalism in Turkey, by Banu Buruk, Berna Arda CHAPTER 16. If We Can, Must We? Just Whose Best Interests Are We Talking About? Perspectives from the USA, by Vincent F. Maher

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Book SynopsisThe Bioethics of the "Crazy Ape" collects a wide range of bioethical topics. Bioethical questions are eternal by nature, although our technologized times transform old issues in forms never before experienced. Just like the famous scientist Albert Szent-Györgyi believed in his time, we also believe that all the contributing authors recognised their moral responsibility in adding new approaches to the continuum of each debate. Although this responsibility has became increasingly complex, we must avoid to become barriers of the scientific development. Bioethics as an applied field of philosophy should always try to establish a framework for a sustainable world: in daily clinical practice, in cases of human experiments, and (not least) in the natural environment.Table of Contents Introduction By Oguz Kelemen, Gergely Tari PART I. ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES 1. The Dignity of Apes, Humans, and AI, by Stefan Lorenz Sorgner 2. Human Dignity in Genetic Engineering (With Some Hungarian Examples), by Vivien Szútor PART II. BIOETHICS, ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY 3. Please geben vôtre consentimiento! Informed Decision-Making in Intercultural Context, by Attila Dobos 4. Can Kant's Position Be Guessed in a Debate on Access to New Technical Advances in Medicine?, by Daniela Reisz, Alexandra Anghel 5. Children's Bioethics, Theory of Attachment, and P4C, by Florin Lobont 6. Implementing Purity and Combating Impurity: Biopower and Totalist Movements, by Mihai Murariu 7. The Psy-complex: Out of the Techno-Scientific Paradigm?, by Attila Bánfalvi 8. Euthanasia in the Contemporary World: What Role Does Faith Play in the Choice to Legalize Assisted Dying Practices?, by Sorin Grigore Vulc?nescu PART III. GLOBALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 9. A Critique of the Environmental Ethical Critique of Christian Anthropocentrism, by Ferenc Hérány 10. Ecocentrism or the Attempt to Leave Antropocentricity, by Dejan Donev 11. Debating Public Policy: Ethics, Politics and Economics of Wildlife Management in Southern Africa, by Matthew Crippen, John Salevurakis 12. The Role of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in the Controversy over Genetically-Modified Food, by Ivica Kelam PART IV. ETHICAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES IN MEDICINE AND RESEARCH 13. UDBHR: An Interpretation in the Indian Medico-legal and Bioethical Context, by Anamika Krishnan 14. An Evaluation of Faith-Based Perspectives on the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment from Patients in a Permanent Vegetative State, by Kartina A. Choong, Mahmood Chandia 15. Reproductive Autonomy and Genetic Technologies: Ethical and Legal Implications Related to Sex Selection, by Narine Harutyunyan 16. The Medicalization of Childbirth: Ethical and Legal Issues of Negative Childbirth Experience, by Gergely Tari, Csaba Hamvai 17. Prophylactic Mastectomy on Demand, by Csaba Hamvai, Gergely Tari, Melinda Csenki 18. Truth Disclosure in the Age of Technologized Medicine, by Coralia Cotoraci, Alciona Sasu, Mircea Onel, Cristina Ghib-Para 19. Ethical Challenges Related to Marketing Drugs, by Miroslav Radenkovi?, Ivana Lazarevi?, Marko Stojanovi?, Tanja Jovanovi? 20. Disclosing Research Results to Participants: Is There a Consensus?, by Adél Tóth

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Book SynopsisPastor Fritz Jahr used the term bioethics as early as 1927. It was not until the early 1970s that the term was rediscovered in the United States. Since then, the relevance of this emergent academic field of studies has permanently been growing, as the age of biotechnological and medical innovations has only just begun. Enormous progress can be expected in various areas relevant to bioethical discourses in the coming decades and centuries. In the past years, the invention of CRISPR/Cas9 has radically changed the possibilities concerning genetic modifications, even germline modifications have turned into a practical option. These developments need to be investigated by academics from various disciplines, which is the reason why the conference series on Bioethics in the New Age of Science was initialized. The present volume consists in selected papers from the first International Conference on Bioethics in the New Age of Science, which took place on the 4th and 5th of May 2017 at the "Vasile Goldis" West University of Arad, Romania.Table of Contents Introduction By Maria Sinaci and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner PART I. GENERAL ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF EMERGING (BIO)TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER 1. Genes, CRISPR/Cas 9, and Posthumans, by Stefan Lorenz Sorgner CHAPTER 2. Can Ethics Govern Technology? Bioethics in the Age of Techno-Science, by Corrado Viafora CHAPTER 3. The Moral Relationship of the Human and the Non-Human Animals in Light of Ethology, by Alexander Krémer PART II. ETHICS OF ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER 4. Neuroethics and Moral Enhancement: The Path to a Moral World?, by Maria Sinaci CHAPTER 5. Public Deliberation and Biomedical Enhancements, by Ivan Mladenovi? PART III. SPECIFIC MEDICAL ETHICAL ISSUES CHAPTER 6. On the Ethical Issues of Bilateral and Contralateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy, by Gergely Tari, Gábor Braunitzer CHAPTER 7. Haematological Patients' Perception of Their Quality of Life, by Alciona Sasu, Mircea Onel, Cristina Ghib-Para, Ligia Piro?, Alin Grelu?, Coralia Cotoraci PART IV. END OF LIFE ETHICAL ISSUES CHAPTER 8. Is Death the Enemy? The Normative Power of Metaphor in Bioethics, by Assya Pascalev CHAPTER 9. Philosophical-Ethical Alleviation of Perceptive Experience of Corporeality in Terminally Ill Sufferers, by Florin Lobon?, Ionu? Mladin PART V. BIOETHICS AND REGIONAL EDUCATION CHAPTER 10. Bioethics Education in Western Romania, by Antoanela Naaji CHAPTER 11. (Bio)ethical Education for Young People in Macedonia, by Dejan Donev PART VI. LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL BIOETHICAL ISSUES CHAPTER 12. Ethical Concerns Regarding Mandatory Influenza Vaccination in Healthcare Practitioners, by Miroslav Radenkovi?, Ivana Lazarevi?, Marko Stojanovi?, Tanja Jovanovi? CHAPTER 13. Legal and Ethical Rules of Performing Medical Professions in Poland, by Jakub Berezowski CHAPTER 14. A New Pro-Natalist Tool: Parenthood as a Form of Public Employment, by János I. Tóth CHAPTER 15. Cultural and Ethical Aspects of Social Desirability in Psychological Research, by Maria Ancuta Gurza

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Book SynopsisBioethics has become an important part of everyday dynamics, encompassing both clinical and research ethics. This edited collection aims to challenge some critical cornerstones of today's contemporary bioethical concerns and issues. The individual chapters were prepared by esteemed scholars with international background in their specialties. Nowadays technological revolution is reaching a whole new level, continuously challenging us to define what is human. Keeping this in mind, the authors provided comprehensive and thoughtful views on different bioethical issues, including cultural and social influences on contemporary bioethics, posthumanism and transhumanism, death, the critical importance of informed consent, prenatal genetic testing, gene and cell therapy, mandatory vaccinations, cannabis use, antidoping concerns, treatment of rare diseases and pain management, and finally educational and legislative lines of reasoning.Table of Contents Introduction, by Miroslav Radenkovi? CHAPTER 1. Attila Dobos, Neuroanthropological Turn in Bioethics? Insights from Interculturality CHAPTER 2. Alexander Kremer, Transhumanism or Pragmatism? CHAPTER 3. Oana Iftime, ?tefana-Maria Petru?, The Danger of False Promises and Hopes in the New Age of Science: The Case of Gene and Cell Therapy CHAPTER 4. Miroslav Radenkovi?, Informed Consent. The Current Standing CHAPTER 5. Raluca Dumache, Alexandra Enache, Informed Consent and Medical Decision Making: Ethical Challenges CHAPTER 6. Branislava Medi? Brki?, Miroslav Radenkovi?, Katarina Savi? Vujovi?, Nevena Divac, Sonja Vu?kovi?, Radan Stojanovi?, Dragana Srebro, Miloš Basailovi?, Milica Prostran, Pharmacotherapy of Rare Diseases in Serbia: Bioethical Challenges and How to Overcome Them CHAPTER 7. Katarina Savi? Vujovi?, Miroslav Radenkovi?, Branislava Medi?, Sla?ana Mihajlovi?, Sonja Vu?kovi?, Nevena Divac, Radan Stojanovi?, Dragana Srebro, Miloš Basailovi?, Milica Prostran, Ethical Issues Regarding Chronic Pain From the Perspective of a Clinical Pharmacologist CHAPTER 8. Danijela Vu?evi?, Janko Samardži?, Bojan Jorga?evi?, Igor Panti?, Jovana Paunovi? Panti?, Tatjana Radosavljevi?, The Medicalization of Cannabis as an Ethical Challenge in the 21st Century CHAPTER 9. Luboslava Kostova, Is There a Moral Reproductive Behaviour in the Context of Prenatal Diagnosis and Care? CHAPTER 10. Antoanela Naaji, Gratiana Chicin, Ethical Challenges in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination CHAPTER 11. Danijela Vu?evi?, Igor Panti?, Janko Samardži?, Bojan Jorga?evi?, Jovana Paunovi? Panti?, Tatjana Radosavljevi?, Ethical Issues and Spiritual Challenges in End-Of-Life Care CHAPTER 12. Jelena Roganovi?, The Lack of Dental Ethics Education in the Undergraduate Curricula in Dental Schools of Serbian Universities CHAPTER 13. Jelena Šantri?, The Challenges of the Double Role of the Ethical Commission at the Faculty of Medicine from the University of Belgrade CHAPTER 14. Levente Nagy, Sports and the Ethical Implications of Performance Enhancing Substances

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Book SynopsisCada día, en hospitales y centros sanitarios, profesionales y pacientes afrontan decisiones que afectan no solo a la vida, sino también a la autonomía, a la equidad y a los valores de las personas. Hasta dónde se debe prolongar un tratamiento? Qué hacer cuando un paciente rechaza la terapia que podría salvarle? Cómo actuar cuando todas las opciones implican dudas morales?La bioética clínica nació para responder a estas cuestiones. Más que una teoría abstracta, es una herramienta práctica que permite reflexionar con rigor y, al mismo tiempo, con humanidad. En estas páginas se muestra, con un lenguaje claro y accesible, cómo identificar un problema ético en la práctica médica, qué modelos existen para afrontarlo y de qué manera es posible tomar decisiones compartidas, justas y transparentes.El autor, médico y filósofo, ofrece un recorrido minucioso y actualizado que abarca desde los orígenes de la disciplina hasta los desafíos que hoy plantean la biotecnología, la inteligencia artificial o los debates sobre el inicio y el final de la vida. En definitiva, se trata de una guía práctica para quienes deseen comprender cómo se entrelazan la medicina, la filosofía y la vida cotidiana en los momentos más decisivos de la existencia.Un libro que no solo invita a reflexionar, sino también a actuar: a deliberar con criterio, a respetar la pluralidad de valores y a encontrar caminos que dignifiquen el cuidado de la salud.

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