Description
Book Synopsis
This 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 bioethics
Chapter 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
