Bioethical decision making and argumentation. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pedro Serna, Jose-Antonio Seoane, editors.
• Editors: Serna, Pedro; Seoane, José-Antonio
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1: Principlism in€Bioethics; 1.1 The History and€Origins of€Principles in€Bioethics; 1.1.1 The Hippocratic Tradition's Lack of€Principles; 1.1.2 The Virtues in€Percival's Medical Ethics; 1.1.3 The Principles in€the€Nuremberg Code (1947); 1.1.4 The Principles in€the€Declaration of€Helsinki (1964); 1.1.5 Frameworks of€Basic Principles in€the€1970s; 1.2 The Four-Principles Framework; 1.2.1 Principles as€Nonabsolute; 1.2.2 The Basic Principles in€the€Principlist Framework; 1.2.2.1 Respect for€Autonomy; 1.2.2.2 Nonmaleficence; 1.2.2.3 Beneficence; 1.2.2.4 Justice. 1.3 The Centrality of€Common Morality in€Principlist Theory1.4 Specifying Principles to€Render Them Practical; 1.4.1 The Method of€Specification; 1.4.2 Justifying Specifications Using a€Method of€Coherence; 1.5 Particular Moralities and€Specification; 1.6 The Idea of€Eastern and€Western Moralities; 1.7 The Global Acceptance of€Universal Principles in€Research Ethics; 1.8 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Values and€Bioethics; 2.1 A Biological Need; 2.2 The Project Structure; 2.3 Facts and€Values; 2.4 The World of€Values; 2.5 Valuing and€Values; 2.6 Value Conflicts; 2.7 Values and€Duties. 2.8 Deliberation as€Procedure2.9 How, Then, to€Proceed?; References; Chapter 3: A Human Rights Approach to€Bioethics; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Human Rights Instruments Relating to€Bioethics; 3.2.1 Core Instruments of€International Human Rights Law; 3.2.2 The Universal Declaration on€Bioethics and€Human Rights; 3.2.3 The European Convention on€Human Rights and€Biomedicine; 3.3 Reasons for€the€Recourse to€Human Rights in€International Bioethics; 3.4 Shortcomings of€Human Rights for€Dealing with€Some Biotechnological Developments; 3.5 Conclusion; References. Chapter 4: Philosophical Imperialism? A€Critical View of€North American Principlist Bioethics4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Common Morality as€Universal Ethics; 4.3 The Authority of€Particular Moralities; 4.4 Two Understanding of€Principlism; 4.5 Specification and€Balancing Guided by Coherence; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Principlism and€Normative Systems; 5.1 Approach; 5.2 Description; 5.2.1 Elements of€the€System: An€Axiomatic Basis; 5.2.2 Deploying the€System: Specification; 5.2.3 (Narrow) Reflective Equilibrium; 5.3 Normative Systems. Some Problems in€the€Principlist Model. 5.3.1 System Normativity5.3.2 Setting the€Axiomatic Basis; 5.3.3 Drawing Consequences; 5.4 Towards a€Wide Reflective Equilibrium; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Types of€Action and€Criteria for€Individualizing Them: The€Case of€Omission of€Life-Saving Care; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Intelligibility of€Types of€Action: Convention or Representation?; 6.3 Teleology and€Types of€Action; 6.3.1 Physical Classification, Moral Classification and€Overlapping Classifications; 6.3.2 Killing by€Omission as€the€Physical Description of€the€Action and€Object of€Moral Choice.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 174.2; Philosophy; Bioethics -- Decision making; Medical ethics; Bioethics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics; Bioethics; Medical ethics; Medical -- Ethics; Law -- Reference; Philosophy -- Reference; Law -- Medical Law & Legislation; Bio-ethics; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Medical & healthcare law; Ethics; Philosophy of law; Public health laws; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319434193; 3319434195
• Related ISBNs: 3319434179; 9783319434179
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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