Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International
Pages: 176
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Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-78660-869-7 • Hardback • August 2018 • $126.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-78660-870-3 • Paperback • August 2018 • $42.00 • (£27.95)
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Since the beginning of 2015, Ezio di Nucci has been Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. His recent books include Drones and Responsibility (2016) Ethics Without Intention (2014), and Mindlessness (2013).
Introduction / 1. Mind and World: What’s the point of philosophy anyway? / 2. Right and Wrong: From Moral Objectivity to Relativism / 3. Means and Ends: Kantian Normative Ethics / 4. Pain and Pleasure: Utilitarianism and Consequentialism / 5. Life and Death: The Ethics of Dying in Healthcare / 6. Yes and No: Consent and Paternalism / 7. Health and Disease: Health(care) Rights and the Value of Health / 8. Praise and Blame: Responsibility and Liability in Healthcare / Bibliography / Index
This is an important book for readers in philosophy who seek to understand the thinking that drives medical ethics and the importance of teaching it. It provides a way to reflect on ethical dilemmas and nurtures a spirit of philosophical enquiry in the health professional.
— Olinda Timms, Adjunct Professor, Division of Health and Humanities, St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore
Meta-ethics is too often overlooked in healthcare ethics, yet it grounds all subsequent, practical reflections. Di Nucci’s book helps to fill this important gap, before delving into specific questions. Its engaging and conversational style makes it a welcome introduction for students to the intricacies of moral thinking.
— Silvia Panizza, Lecturer in Ethics, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
Ethics in Healthcare offers a brilliant, perspicuous and well-argued introduction to ethics in general and healthcare ethics in particular. It has a lot to offer to medical students with an interest in the wider philosophical background to medical ethics. Also, it offers an exemplary treatment of central issues in medical ethics, e.g. assisted suicide, consent and special responsibilities of doctors.
— Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Professor, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
- An accessibly written guide to ethics – no background or training in philosophy is required
- Ideal not just for medicine students but for the many new degrees and professions within healthcare, e.g public health, dentistry, nursing, health informatics, biomedical research
- Tackles fundamental questions that go beyond bioethics using case studies