The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Ethics Committees - Softcover

Matthew Altman

 
9781647922184: The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Ethics Committees
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1647922186 ISBN 13: 9781647922184
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2025

Synopsis

The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics addresses key debates and analyzes prominent ethical perspectives on clinical medicine, healthcare policy, and human experimentation. Using numerous examples and case studies, Altman and Coe apply value theory to contemporary medical practice and trace the repercussions for such philosophical issues as autonomy, death, and justice. Thee book invites a range of readers to investigate urgent moral questions at the intersection of the body and social institutions.

Free online resources to support The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics will be available on the book title page at www.hackettpublishing.com in early fall 2025. Resources will include PowerPoint lecture slides, a sample syllabus, links to case studies (to help facilitate small group discussion and apply theoretical concepts), and more.

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About the Author

Matthew C. Altman is Chair and Professor of Philosophy at Central Washington University, and Commissioner for Kittitas County Public Hospital District 1.

Cynthia D. Coe is Professor of Philosophy at Central Washington University.

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Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1647922186
ISBN 13 
9781647922184
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
468