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This book examines in detail the paradox of 'moral happiness' , relating it to the Kantian, consequentialist and virtue approach to ethics. Dickenson applies the paradoxes of risk and luck to medical ethics, including a timely discussion of risk and luck in the allocation of...

Intensive care units have changed - and not always for the better. In this provocative and empathetic book, medical researcher and ICU doctor Samuel Morris Brown uses 215 stories from his clinical practice to outline a new way of thinking about illness....

From plastic surgery to euthanasia, Daniel Sokol offers a unique insight into the world of medical ethics. Drawing on his background as a leading medical ethicist and advocate, as well as his years of experience in frontline hospitals, he sheds light on...

With many jurisdictions considering new legislation on assisted dying, this book is a timely look at the subject for teenage readers who may not yet have had much experience of death and...

Life is full of difficult decisions that need to be made ethically and under time pressure. This book puts readers in the realistic position of experiencing the difficulties of making difficult medical decisions.... In the role of the decision-maker, the reader is helped to determine what...

Modern medicine is a world full of new technology and groundbreaking research. In the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and end in survival or death. But these are only the most visible narratives. As a doctor ...

Tom Tomlinson systematically uncovers and evaluates both the strengths and limitations of various ethical tools, and in doing so develops a comprehensive understanding of the role that different methods can play in furthering our understanding of ethical issues in medicine....

There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who we are, it is certain that one day we will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will be vastly different in today's modern times. Dr Haider Warraich is a young and 213...

This book contains a collection of original essays on cutting-edge topics in the study of medical ethics. Leading philosophers discuss in detail issues as diverse as embryo pre-selection, the role of autonomy in organ transplant markets, clause...

What does it mean to die with dignity in a diverse society with rapidly advancing technology, an ageing population and limited resources? In this fascinating post, researchers from across the country illustrate the remarkable changes that have taken place in recent years are...

In Death, Dying and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of Life, Miller and Truog challenge the fundamental tenets of established medical ethics. They argue that the routine practice of retaining life-sustaining technology in hospitals ...

Journals, centres and associations devoted to medical issues proliferate. Hardly a day goes by without a media analysis of one ethical dilemma or another arising from our newfound ability to alter the natural conditions of life. This book discusses.

In medical school, no one teaches how to let a patient die. Jessica Zitter became a doctor because she wanted to be a hero. She decided to specialise in critical care - to become an ICU doctor - and imagined herself stepping in to save patients from...

Meet Adam. He is twenty-seven years old, eloquent and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? In The Inevitable , award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most enduring taboos: assisted dying. From Avril,...

This book answers two fundamental questions: what are the things that allow patients' relationships with medical staff to become therapeutic? What can it teach us about healthcare ethics? The authors provide detailed descriptions and analyses of 55 interviews with 58...