Philosophical debates over the fundamental principles that should guide life-and-death medical decisions usually occur at a considerable remove from the tough, real-world choices made in hospital rooms, courthouses, and legislatures. David Orentlicher seeks to change that, drawing on his extensive experience in both medicine and law to address the translation of moral principle into practice--a move that itself generates important moral concerns.
Orentlicher uses controversial life-and-death issues as case studies for evaluating three models for translating principle into...
Philosophical debates over the fundamental principles that should guide life-and-death medical decisions usually occur at a considerable remove fro...
