"This is a valuable clarification, re-statement and defence of principlism as an approach to applied ethics. It is strongly recommended to many teachers of bioethics..." Journal of the American Medical Association
"Childress book deserves careful study by all concerned with the ethical aspect of contemporary biomedical challenges." Science Books & Films
"An ideal supplement for a graduate seminar on bioethics or for upper-division undergraduates needing more information in this area." Choice
In these revised and updated essays, renowned ethicist James F. Childress...
"This is a valuable clarification, re-statement and defence of principlism as an approach to applied ethics. It is strongly recommended to many tea...
The revolutions of 1989-90 in Eastern Europe and the current crisis in the Middle East raise a whole new series of questions about national security and how they can be defined and implemented. But there are a number of basic philosophical and political issues which remain constant at a level deepr than tactical considerations. The essays in this volume bring together concerned philosphers, political scientists, Christian ethicists, and policymakers who discuss the fundament and perduing questions of pacifism, war, intervention, and political negotiation. What, for instance, do the churches...
The revolutions of 1989-90 in Eastern Europe and the current crisis in the Middle East raise a whole new series of questions about national security a...
Research with human subjects has long been controversial because of the conflicts that often arise between promoting scientific knowledge and protecting the rights and welfare of subjects. Twenty-five years ago the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research addressed these conflicts. The result was the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidance for Research Involving Human Subjects, a report that identified foundational principles for ethical research with human subjects: respect for persons, beneficence, and...
Research with human subjects has long been controversial because of the conflicts that often arise between promoting scientific knowledge and prote...
