This work addresses some of the difficult ethical and medical isues raised in the provision of health care for the dependent elderly patient. Care of the dependent elderly is subject to conflicting priorities arising from the demands of patients, their relatives, the fair allocation of medical and financial resources and the medical ethos to prolong life.
This work addresses some of the difficult ethical and medical isues raised in the provision of health care for the dependent elderly patient. Care of ...
This volume presents a collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and practical philosophy, together with the classic 'Modern Moral Philosophy'.
This volume presents a collection of essays by the celebrated philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe. This collection includes papers on human nature and p...
This thoughtful and compassionate account addresses some of the difficult ethical and medical issues raised in the provision of health care for the dependent elderly patient. Care of the dependent elderly is subject to conflicting priorities arising from the demands of patients, their relatives, the fair allocation of medical and financial resources, and the medical ethos to prolong life. A distinguished team of contributors, selected from the fields of medicine, philosophy, ethics, and law, discuss and critically evaluate these issues. This volume will provide a focus for further debate and...
This thoughtful and compassionate account addresses some of the difficult ethical and medical issues raised in the provision of health care for the de...
Elizabeth Anscombe's 1958 essay 'Modern Moral Philosophy contributed to the transformation of the subject from the late 1960s, reversing the trend to assume that there is no intrinsic connection between facts, values, and reasons for action; and directing attention towards the category of virtues. Her later ethical writings were focused on particular ideas and issues such as those of conscience, double-effect, murder, and sexual ethics. In this collection of new essays deriving from a conference held in Oxford these and other aspects of her moral philosophy are examined. Anyone interested...
Elizabeth Anscombe's 1958 essay 'Modern Moral Philosophy contributed to the transformation of the subject from the late 1960s, reversing the trend ...
Elizabeth Anscombe's 1958 essay 'Modern Moral Philosophy contributed to the transformation of the subject from the late 1960s, reversing the trend to assume that there is no intrinsic connection between facts, values, and reasons for action; and directing attention towards the category of virtues. Her later ethical writings were focused on particular ideas and issues such as those of conscience, double-effect, murder, and sexual ethics. In this collection of new essays deriving from a conference held in Oxford these and other aspects of her moral philosophy are examined. Anyone interested...
Elizabeth Anscombe's 1958 essay 'Modern Moral Philosophy contributed to the transformation of the subject from the late 1960s, reversing the trend ...
