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....

Medical Ethics in the Renaissance

This book is the first comprehensive study of medical ethics in the Renaissance. It examines ethical issues, procedure evaluations and problem-solving techniques in the writings of European physicians and surgeons from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. While much of the practice ...