Moral Conflicts of Organ Retrieval

A Case for Constructive Pluralism
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-90-420-1737-5
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 172, 209 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Values in Bioethics

This book addresses ethical conflicts arising from saving the lives of patients who need a transplant while treating living and dead donors, organ sellers, animals, and embryos with proper moral regard. Our challenge is to develop a better world in the light of debatable values and uncertain consequences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hinkley II, Charles C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: A Philosophical Framework
One: Dilemmas, Conflicts, and Residue
Two: Medical Ethics and Its Limitations
Three: Pluralism, Incommensurability, and Weighing
Part Two: Conflicts of Organ Retrieval
Four: Transplant Recipients’ Quality of Life
Five: Can We Wrong the Dead?
Six: Defining Death
Seven: The Selling of Organs
Eight: Xenografts
Nine: Stem Cell Research
Part Three: A Philosophical Response
Ten: The Regulative Principle
Eleven: Constructive Pluralism
Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Hinkley teaches philosophy at Texas State University–San Marcos, Texas in the United States. He took the MA in philosophy from Bowling Green State University and the PhD in the medical humanities from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas. His current research interests include the sources of moral disagreement, preventive medicine, and moral psychology. Along with his research interests, Dr. Hinkley is committed to increasing his anti-war efforts and his support for those suffering from mental illness.