Publications

This collection of essays explores a fundamental concept that is central to today's discourse in law and ethics in general, and bioethics in particular. In this volume, scholars in philosophy, medicine and medical ethics, law, political science and social policy...

This book describes what dying looks like from the perspective of nine terminally ill people and their carers. Documenting a unique study of end-of-life experiences, which included detailed interviews in a residential care setting, the book focuses on how...

Huge advances in medical science over several years have prompted consideration of the use of the right to life in medical practice. It has been recognised that the moral rights enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath serve ethical dilemmas in public life. The concept of the 'right to life' in...

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.