Human guinea pigs, by Kenneth Mellanby : a reprint with commentaries

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Human guinea pigs, by Kenneth Mellanby : a reprint with commentaries

Lisa M. Rasmussen, editor

(Philosophy and medicine, v. 134)

Springer, c2020

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book reprints Human Guinea Pigs, by Kenneth Mellanby, a seminal work in the history of medical ethics and human subject research that has been nearly unavailable for over 40 years. Detailing the use of World War II conscientious objectors who volunteered for experimentation on scabies transmission, Mellanby's book offers insight into one approach to human subject experimentation before the development of ethical oversight regulations. His work was initially published prior to the articulation of the Nuremberg Code, which makes his subsequent position as a reporter for the British Medical Journal at the Nuremberg Trials very interesting, particularly given his sometimes controversial opinions on Nazi medical experimentation. This book reprints the second edition together with commentary essays that situate Mellanby's ethical approach in historical context and relative to contemporary approaches. This volume is of particular interest to scholars of the history of human subject research.

Table of Contents

1. Preface (Editor).- 2. Introduction to text (Editor).- 3. Reprint of Human Guinea Pigs, 2nd edition with additions noted.- 4. Critical Essays.

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  • NCID
    BC01618936
  • ISBN
    • 9783030376963
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cham
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 214 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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