Philosophical problems in health care
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Philosophical problems in health care
（Avebury series in philosophy）
Avebury, c1996
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Description
A collection of essays that cover a range of topics of relevance to health care professionals. The book is intended to fill a gap between introductory texts on medical ethics and in-depth specialized books. It shows the importance of combining philosophical and ethical discussion.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Caring and the boundaries of life: caring intensively, Louise de Raeve
- some ideas of the person, Martyn Evans
- the debate on abortion, Zbigniew Szawarski
- the right to die, advance directives and euthanasia, Bridgit Dimond. Part 2 Health, disease and abnormality: concepts of health, illness and disease, David Greaves
- the nature of mental illness, Neil Pickering
- alternative, complementary, holistic..., John Saunders
- defining intellectual disability, Steven Edwards. Part 3 Health policy: justice and health care, Hugh Upton
- the limits of health care, Donald Evans
- ethical review of medical research and health policy, Rupert Jarvis
- Third World aid - boundaries and responsibilities, Richard Bryden.
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