Bio-ethics

Der Band verbindet aktuelle Diskurse um nichtmenschliche oder mehr-als-menschliche Akteure in ästhetischen Prozessen mit der derzeit virulenten Deb...

Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clari...

Biotechnological advancements during the last half-century have forced humanity to come to grips with the possibility of a post-human future. The e...

BIOETHICS IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT--PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, HISTORY, POLITICS presents a unique, philosophical approach to modern bioethics. Rather than...

Surrogacy is the commissioning of a woman to gestate and give birth to a child for another would-be parent. The practice raises several ethical que...

What do we owe future people? Intergenerational ethics is of great philosophical and practical importance, given human beings' ability to affect no...

Find clarity on everyday green-living dilemmas to maximise your sustainabilityAre paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How...

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Drawing on the controversial case of Ashley X, a girl with severe developmental disabilities who received interventionist medical treatment to limi...

Drawing on the controversial case of Ashley X, a girl with severe developmental disabilities who received interventionist medical treatment to limi...

Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we ...

Obwohl Gesundheit für alle Menschen essentiell ist, unterliegt das Verständnis des Begriffs »Gesundheit« jeweils historisch, regional und kulturell...

Technische Innovationen der Fotografie erlaubten Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, Wildtiere nicht mehr nur als Kadaver und Beute oder in Studio und Geheg...

With much of the world's population facing restricted access to adequate medical care, how to allocate scarce health-care resources is a pressing q...

Advaita Vedanta is one of the best-known schools of Indian philosophy, but much of its history--a history closely interwoven with that of medieval ...

Doubt is our product, a cigarette executive once observed, since it is the best means of competing with the 'body of fact' that exists in the minds...

For decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional em...

The introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeho...

What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? In Respect for Nature, Paul Taylor draws on ...

This open access casebook addresses complex and important ethical challenges arising when health-related research in conducted in the context of ep...

Was kennzeichnet eine gelingende Geburt und welche Zugänge sind geeignet, um diese Frage zu beantworten? Schien es in der klassischen Moderne lange...

In Almost Over, F. M. Kamm presents a wide-ranging philosophical discussion of the moral, legal, and medical issues related to aging, dying, and de...