{"product_id":"a-companion-to-bioethics-paperback","title":"A Companion to Bioethics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelga Kuhse\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Bioethics, \u003c\/i\u003e fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThematically organized around an unparalleled range of issues, including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations, AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, and teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow includes new essays on currently controversial topics such as cloning and genetic enhancement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics are clearly and compellingly presented by internationally renowned bioethicists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed index allows the reader to find terms and topics not listed in the titles of the essays themselves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e presents the central issues and concepts in bioethics in an authoritative yet highly accessible manner. Now fully revised and updated to reflect the current state of the field, the 49 essays, each specially written by leading experts, span an unparalleled range of topics, including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations, AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, and teaching. Subjects new to this edition include cloning, genetic enhancement, infectious disease, global pharmaceutical markets, and bioethics in the developing world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential work of reference for doctors, nurses, biomedical scientists, lawyers, journalists, philosophers, moral theologians, sociologists and the general lay-reader interested in the ethical issues that are transforming our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelga Kuhse\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Australia. She is the author, co-author or editor of more than 150 professional articles and some 15 books, including \u003ci\u003eBioethics: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Peter Singer, Second Edition, Blackwell, 2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Singer\u003c\/b\u003e is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eAnimal Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1975), widely credited with triggering the modern animal-rights movement, \u003ci\u003ePractical Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (Third Edition, 2011), \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Animals: The Second Wave\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Moral of the Story: An Anthology of Ethics Through Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Renata Singer, Blackwell, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life You Can Save\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). He was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics, and in 2005, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734836219967,"sku":"9781444350845","price":98.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b506f2fb8aaabb554330a2592a40394c.webp?v=1765141270","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-companion-to-bioethics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}