Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Gómez-Lobo and Keown introduce a "human goods" approach to bioethics as an alternative to the dominant principle-based method in the field (best illustrated by Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, OUP). Following Aristotle and the natural law tradition, the authors demonstrate how an emphasis on human goods--such as health, life, family, friendship, work and play, the experience of beauty, knowledge, and integrity--provides a necessary context for medical decisions and can help us understand critical issues at the beginning and end of life.

This selection of essays by Tim Lewens explores and scrutinizes these biological foundations, and includes work on human enhancement, synthetic biology, and justice in healthcare decision-making.

The UNESCO International Bioethics Committee is an international body that sets standards in the field of bioethics. This collection represents the contributions of the IBC to global bioethics.

Provides a comprehensive reference guide to a wide range of contemporary concerns in bioethics.
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On-line dictionary describing various ethics subjects and topics.

Provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues.
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Features ten original essays on five cutting-edge controversies in bioethics written by leading philosophers.
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Explains how it is that you actually go about doing good bioethics.

Provides an overview and critical discussion of the main philosophical methods that have dominated the field of bioethics since its origins in the late 1960s and early 1970s.