From reason to practice in bioethics an anthology dedicated to the works of John Harris / edited by John Coggon, Sarah Chan, Søren Holm and Thomasine Kushner.

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Publication InfoManchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxix, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
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Other author/creatorCoggon, John, 1980-
Other author/creatorChan, Sarah (Researcher in bioethics)
Other author/creatorHolm, Søren, 1963-
Other author/creatorKushner, Thomasine Kimbrough.
Other author/creatorHarris, John, 1945-
SeriesContemporary issues in bioethics, law and medical humanities
Contemporary issues in bioethics, law and medical humanities. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Part 1. Introductions -- Editors' introduction / John Coggon, Sarah Chan, Søren Holm, and Thomasine Kushner -- Thought and memory / John Harris -- Part 2. Grounding moral arguments -- On moral nose / Jonathan Glover -- Hanging around with Jackson: consistency in ethical argument, and how to avoid it / Richard Ashcroft -- The unbearable desire for explicitness and rationality in bioethics / Michael Parker and Micaela Ghisleni -- Moral epistemology and the survival lottery /Torbjörn Tännsjö -- Harris and the criticism of the status quo / Florencia Luna -- The natural as a moral category / Harry Lesser -- Making sense of human dignity / Deryck Beyleveld -- Why we should save the anthropocentric person / Simon Woods -- Part 3. From ethics to policy and practice -- Why the reasonable man is not always right? / Margaret Brazier -- Why the body matters: reflections on John Harris's account of organ procurement / Alastair V. Campbell -- Harris's principle of justice in health care / Ruth Macklin -- Equality revisited / Andrew Edgar -- The safety of the people and the case against invasive health promotion / Andreas Hasman -- Could we reduce racism with one easy dip? What a thought-experiment about race-colour change makes us see / Margaret P. Battin -- Against mumps, Meursault, McDonald's and Marlboro: On the immunization of children against smoking, alcohol and drugs / Inez de Beaufort -- Killing and allowing to die / Raanan Gillon -- Part 4. John Harris responds -- Response to and reflections on chapters 3-18 / John Harris.
Abstract From reason to practice in bioethics brings together original contributions from some of the world's leading scholars in the field of bioethics. With a particular focus on, and critical engagement with, the influential work of Professor John Harris, the book provides a detailed exploration of some of the most interesting and challenging philosophical and practical questions raised in bioethics.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 226-237) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015302804
ISBN9780719096235 (hardback)
ISBN0719096235 (hardback)

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