Bioethical Decision Making and Argumentation

This book clarifies the meaning of the most important and ubiquitous concepts and tools in bioethical argumentation (principles, values, dignity, rights, duties, forethought, prudence) and assesses the methodological relevance of the main methods of clinical decision-making and...

AUTONOMY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH CARE

This book is a collection of essays published in memory of David Thomasma, one of the leading humanists in the field of bioethics in the 20th century. A pioneer in the field of multidisciplinary research, combining the major theological and philosophical traditions of the West with contemporary science,...

Handbook of Global Bioethics

The Handbook of Global Bioethics was published at the right time for the gradual development of bioethics. Started as a critical discourse towards the professional ethics of the medical profession, the new discipline of bioethics emerged in the 1970s mainly in Western countries....