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Book SynopsisThis book sets the scene for the deliberations on ethics and its application to healthcare in the twenty-first century. The word ethics, in classical Greek, means the beliefs of the people the study of what is right and good in human conduct and the justification of such claims. Without a doubt this task is not simply about setting up a list of rights and wrongs. Rather, it is a discussion, a process that helps tease out the real issues and find and teach ethical solutions to complex practical problems. The centrality of the patient is of prime consideration in this book, and the health of the individual patient is the first consideration in the teaching considerations discussed. Applied ethics in healthcare may have lost sight of what traditional ethics was trying to accomplish: a good life for good people over a lifetime in society with others. We must put biomedical ethics into perspective and develop a truly comprehensive approach to health care ethics. On the practical level, we n
Table of ContentsSeries Preface - Dominic Scibilia Foreword - Michael Duffy Introduction - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 1: Ethics -some words on writing - Julie A. Sullivan Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 2: Processing our beliefs - Nancy James Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 3: Humanistic social emotional learning -Margaret Peterson Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 4: Teaching digital ethics - Nicole Cuadro Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 5: Espousing equity and inclusion in an english class - Austin Pidgeon Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 6: Ethical decision making from the roman catholic tradition - Alex McMillan Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 7: US History: an ethical perspective - Tricia Land. Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 8: Ethics in mathematics class discussions - Robert Bonfiglio Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Chapter 9: Healthcare: ethics for adolescents - Rich Marfuggi Interlude - Jane Bleasdale Epilogue - Dominic Scibilia
