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The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology Critical Reflections on Asian Moral Perspectives /
East Asian medicine, biomedical research, and health care policy are framed by their own set of moral and cultural commitments. Chief among these is the influence of Confucian ideas. A rich portrayal is offered of the implications of Confucian moral and ontological understandings for medical decisio...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Series: | Asian Studies in Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine ;
91 |
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| Online Access: | Texto Completo |
Table of Contents:
- Medicine and the Biomedical Technologies in the Context of Asian Perspectives
- Confucian Familism and its Bioethical Implications
- The Family in Transition and in Authority
- Family Life, Bioethics and Confucianism
- The Moral Ground of Truth Telling Guideline Development
- Truth Telling to the Sick and Dying in a Traditional Chinese Culture
- On Relational Autonomy
- Regulating sex selection in a patriarchal society
- Modern Biotechnology and the Postmodern Family
- The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Interests of the Family
- A Confucian Evaluation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of Human Embryos
- Regulations for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in East Asian Countries
- Stem Cell Research
- Why Western Culture, Unlike Confucian Culture, Is so Concerned About Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Confucian Healthcare System in Singapore
- Respect for the Elderly and Family Responsibility
- Is Singapore's Health Care System Congruent with Confucianism?.