This Is Bioethics - (This Is Philosophy) by Ruth F Chadwick & Udo Schüklenk (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Imagine you were running a medical non-governmental organization (NGO) established to preserve the lives of poverty-stricken people in resource poor countries. Your NGO is also usually among the first to provide emergency assistance in case natural emergencies such as tsunamis strike. However, you did notice that agencies evaluating your efficiency1 give you a below-average ranking. That is a worry to your fundraising staff, mostly because you rely on donations and such ratings are said to impact eventually negatively, on your capacity to raise cash. You investigate what the problem is, and it turns out that the ratings agency is critical of your policy of responding mostly in cases of high-impact disasters such as earthquakes, floods or civil wars, because they invariably require a highly resource intensive intervention. The agency's verdict is that, on the same capital outlay, you could preserve more lives in developing countries if you aimed at establishing medium- to long-term health delivery solutions, including setting up primary health care facilities, beginning vaccination programs, and other such relatively low-cost means. Chartering private jets to fly emergency teams in response to disaster also preserves lives deserving to be rescued, the ratings agency says, but it demonstrably results in a substantially lower number of lives preserved than you could preserve if you dropped such actions in favor of working toward better health care delivery infrastructure in the countries you usually serve"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Should editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Is prioritizing -19 treatment increasing deaths from other causes? Bioethics is a dynamic field of inquiry that draws on interdisciplinary expertise and methodology to address normative issues in healthcare, medicine, biomedical research, biotechnology, public health, and the environment. <i>This Is Bioethics</i> is an ideal introductory textbook for students new to the field, exploring the fundamental questions, concepts, and issues within this rapidly evolving area of study.</p> <p>Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this accessible volume helps students consider both traditional and cutting-edge questions, develop informed and defensible answers, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a diverse range of ethical positions in medicine. The authors avoid complex technical terms and jargon in favor of an easy-to-follow, informal writing style with engaging chapters designed to stimulate student interest and encourage class discussion. The book also features a deep dive into the realm of global public health ethics, including the response to the -19 pandemic. It considers topics like triage decision-making, the proportionality of society's response to -19, whether doctors have a professional obligation to treat -19 patients, and whether vaccines for this virus should be mandatory.</p> <p>A timely addition to the acclaimed <i>This Is Philosophy</i> series, <i>This Is Bioethics</i> is the ideal primary textbook for undergraduate bioethics and practical ethics courses, and is a must-have reference for students in philosophy, biology, biochemistry, and medicine.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Bioethics is a dynamic field of inquiry that draws on interdisciplinary expertise and methodology to navigate ethical dilemmas in healthcare, medicine, biomedical research, biotechnology, public health, and the environment. Should editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Do health care practitioners have a professional obligation to treat -19 patients if effective protective equipment is unavailable? An engaging and practical introduction to contemporary bioethics, <i>This is Bioethics</i> examines the moral problems and disputes that arise in the health sciences, including real-world ethical challenges at the frontlines of public health such as the influence of new technologies on the practice of medicine. <p>Assuming no prior philosophical background, this accessible volume surveys the foundational principles of ethical theory to help students evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of bioethical arguments and develop informed, defensible answers to both traditional and emerging questions in this field of inquiry. Chadwick and Schuklenk avoid overly-technical jargon in favor of an easy and informal writing style designed to stimulate interest and encourage discussion, and the text is supported with supplementary digital resources for instructors on the <i>This is Philosophy</i> series site. In addition to full coverage of the standard curriculum, the book includes distinctive chapters on mental health ethics as well as on public health ethics, and covers some of the ethical issues raised by the -19 pandemic including triage decision-making, the consequences of societal shut-downs, and whether a future vaccine for the virus should be compulsory. <p>A timely addition to the acclaimed <i>This is Philosophy</i> series, <i>This is Bioethics</i> is the ideal text for undergraduate bioethics and practical ethics courses, and is an essential resource for students in medicine, philosophy, biology, biochemistry, and public health, as well as the general public.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>RUTH F. CHADWICK</b> is Professor Emerita, Cardiff University, and Visiting Professor, University of Leeds, UK. She is Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal <i>Bioethics</i> and has served on numerous international bodies including the Council of the Human Genome Organization. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, the Hastings Center, the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Learned Society of Wales. <p><b>UDO SCHÜKLENK</b> holds the Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, Canada. He is a Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal <i>Bioethics</i>. His academic career has included teaching and research appointments in Australia, South Africa, and the UK. He is co-editor of <i>Bioethics: An Anthology, Fourth Edition</i> and co-author of <i>50 Great Myths About Atheism</i>.
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