Ethics and the metaphysics of medicine : reflections on health and beneficence /

Explores the philosophical and practical ethical implications of a definition of health as a state that allows us to reach our goals. Definitions of health and disease are of more than theoretical interest. Understanding what it means to be healthy has implications for choices in medical treatment,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Richman, Kenneth A., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2004.
Series:Basic bioethics ; 11th.
Subjects:
Hume, David, > 1711-1776.
Hume, David, > 1711-1776
Medicine > Philosophy.
Health > Philosophy.
Medical ethics.
Philosophy, Medical
Ethics, Medical
Médecine > Philosophie.
Santé > Philosophie.
Éthique médicale.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
PHILOSOPHY/Ethics & Bioethics
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The question of normativity
  • A proposal : embedded instrumentalism
  • Beneficence and recommendations for treatment
  • Autonomy and parentalism
  • Conclusion to part II [Health and ethics]
  • Advance directives
  • Talking to patients, training physicians
  • Conclusion : what every doctor should know about metaphysics.

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