From Reason to Practice in Bioethics: An Anthology Dedicated to the Works of John Harris (Contemporary Issues in Bioethics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719096235 ISBN 13: 9780719096235

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2015

Synopsis

From reason to practice in bioethics brings together original contributions from some of the world's leading scholars in the field of bioethics. With a particular focus on, and critical engagement with, the influential work of Professor John Harris, the book provides a detailed exploration of some of the most interesting and challenging philosophical and practical questions raised in bioethics. The book's broad range of chapters will make it a useful resource for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in the field of bioethics, and the relationship between philosophical and practical ethics. The range of contributors and topics afford the book a wide international interest. -- .

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About the Authors

John Coggon is Professor of Law and the Philosophy of Public Health at the University of Southampton

Sarah Chan is Deputy Director of iSEI & Research Fellow in Bioethics and Law at the University of Manchester

Søren Holm is Professor of Bioethics at University of Manchester

Thomasine Kushner is the Editor of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Economics

From the Back Cover

No area of practical philosophy receives stronger or more sustained attention than bioethics. It has been established as a staple course on university curricula across the world, influences the practice of professions within and beyond health care, and increasingly features in the public consciousness. Focused on and around the works of John Harris, this book addresses the most debated issues in contemporary bioethics.

This anthology gathers together original works from some of bioethics' most celebrated scholars, such as Margaret Brazier, Raanan Gillon, Jonathan Glover and Ruth Macklin, as well as John Harris himself, offering his own reflections on the field of bioethics, to which he has contributed so much. The book examines theoretical issues in philosophical bioethics, and practical issues and problems in the application of philosophical argument. It closes with a chapter by Professor Harris in which he responds critically to the book's contributors.

Whilst challenging, the chapters in this volume are accessible to a broad international readership, and will provide fundamental insights into the nature and limitations of ethical argument. The book will serve as an excellent resource for students, scholars and practitioners interested in bioethics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719096235
• ISBN 13: 9780719096235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Coggon John, Chan Sarah, Holm Søren, Kushner Thomasine