Binding: Paperback
Description: Providing readers with the confidence needed to debate key issues in bioethics this introductory text clearly explains bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. Over 250 activities introduce topics for personal reflection and discussion points encourage students to think for themselves and build their own arguments. Highlighting the potential pitfalls for those new to bioethics each chapter features boxes providing factual information and outlining the philosophical background along with detailed case studies that offer an insight into real - life examples of bioethical problems. Within - chapter essay questions and quizzes along with end - of - chapter review questions allow students to check their understanding and to broaden their thinking about the topics discussed. The accompanying podcasts by the author (two of whose podcasts on i Tunes U have attracted over 3 million downloads) explain points that might be difficult for beginners. These along with a range of extra resources for students and instructors are available at www. cambridge. org/bioethics.
Title: Bioethics An Introduction
Author(s): Talbot Marianne (University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521714594
Pages: 476 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises; 1 Tables, Black And White; 52 Halftones, Unspecified; 2 Lin
Publication Date: 5/17/2012
Category: Bio-Ethics