Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics (with InfoTrac)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0534565077 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 810 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The combination of Munson's astute editing (which gives priority to non-technical readings), a wide variety of cases provided alongside the social contexts in which they arise, and insightful commentaries makes this book accessible and provocative to students with no formal philosophical training as well as to students with more formal experience in philosophy and/or the medical professions.. A collection of the most up to date and influential positions within the most pressing contemporary debates in medical ethics, this book provides students with the most comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the subject as well as a wide variety of cases to study. The most widely used me
Very Pleasing Alexis Neche White The book i purchased was intact and was very satifying. There was writing in the book but it the writing was helpful. Very pleasing though.. "Pretty good indeed" according to DonnaH. I need this book for class although I needed the 9th edition this worked just the same i does not have a couple of case studies but that is fine, It was used but hey it is a used book what were you hoping for? But actually for it's condition it was very well kept and not written on at all. Textbook for my bioethics class Excellent source of information - used for my bioethics class. Very comprehensive, and a must have for bioethics students out there.
A nationally acclaimed bioethicist, Munson is a medical ethicist for the National Eye Institute and a consultant for the National Cancer Institute. He is also a member of the Washington University School of Medicine Human Studies Committee. He has been a visiting professor at University of California, San Diego, Johns Hop
Louis. He is also a member of the Washington University School of Medicine Human Studies Committee. He received his PhD from Columbia University and was Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology at Harvard University. About the Author Ronald Munson is Professor of Philosophy of Science and Medicine at the University of Missouri-St. In addition to being the author of a number of science and ethics books, he is also the author of the novels NOTHING HUMAN, FAN MAIL, and NIGHT VISION. . He has been a visiting professor at University of California, San Diego, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School. A nationally acclaimed bioethicist, Munson is a medical ethicist for the National Eye Institute and a consu