Taking Issue

Description

"When it comes to morality as it is practiced in medicine, Brody makes clear that the ethical issues are never as simple as black and white - that there are myriad factors and fine nuances that can and should challenge decision making as it is commonly practiced in difficult medical cases. In this collection, delving thoughtfully and systematically into methodology, research ethics, clinical ethics, and Jewish medical ethics, he tackles thorny life-and-death questions head-on and fearlessly. He casts a light into all the corners of end-of-life decisions - a field in which he has exemplary credentials - while illuminating a new understanding of morality and ethics." "The introduction outlines much of Brody's approach, defines the terminology used, and contrasts his ethical positions with much of the competing literature, Taking Issue will be invaluable to students and scholars in medical ethics, bioethics, and the philosophy of medicine." "Baruch A. Brody is the Leon Jaworski Professor Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a professor of philosophy at Rice University and director of the Ethics program at the Methodist Hospital."--Jacket.

First Sentence

In a recent book, Life and Death Decision Making, I outlined the details of a specific pluralistic theory of the rightness and wrongness of actions, and I then applied that theory to the resolution of a wide variety of ethical problems encountered in clinical settings.

Excerpt

In a recent book, Life and Death Decision Making, I outlined the details of a specific pluralistic theory of the rightness and wrongness of actions, and I then applied that theory to the resolution of a wide variety of ethical problems encountered in clinical settings.

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Other Editions

• Taking Issue: Pluralism and Casuistry in BioethicsHardcoverGeorgetown University Press2003-09-01
• Taking IssuePaperbackGeorgetown University Press2004-08-01