LEADER 04684nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910457926903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-31016-3 010 $a9786613310163 010 $a9956-726-99-0 010 $a9956-726-88-5 010 $a9956-726-03-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000066284 035 $a(EBL)1135171 035 $a(OCoLC)816868155 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000621368 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12236699 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621368 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616717 035 $a(PQKB)11758657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1135171 035 $a(OCoLC)842263452 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21740 035 $a(PPN)187343381 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1135171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509300 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL331016 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000066284 100 $a20111205d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrica focus debates on contemporary contentious biomedical issues$b[electronic resource] /$fMunyaradzi Mawere 210 $aMankon, Bamenda $cLangaa Research & Pub. CIG$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (168 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9956-726-02-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Ethics in Medicine: A Philosophical Analysis; Historical Background of Ethics in Medicine; Conceptual Analysis of Euthanasia; Euthanasia; Traditional Types of Euthanasia; Voluntary Euthanasia; Involuntary Euthanasia; Non-voluntary Euthanasia; Reflection on the Distinction between Active and Passive Euthanasia; Active Euthanasia; Passive Euthanasia; Notes; Chapter Two; Clashing Views on Euthanasia; Pro- euthanasia Arguments; Con- euthanasia Arguments; African Traditional View of Euthanasia; Notes 327 $aChapter ThreeCritical Assessment of Views on Euthanasia; A Critical Analysis of Pro-euthanasia Arguments; Critical Reflection on Con- euthanasia Arguments; The Problems and Dilemma of Euthanasia in Contemporary Africa: A Closer Look; Notes; Chapter Four; Challenging the African Traditional View of Euthanasia: The 21 st Century African Dilemma; Towards a Moderate View of Euthanasia; The Principle of Beneficence; Rawls' Theory of Justice; The Principle of Negotiated Justice; Notes; Chapter Five; Medical Doctors' Strike; Background to Strikes in the Medical Fraternity 327 $aConceptual analysis of strikeClashing views on physicians' strike; The Pro- Physicians Strike View(s); The Con- Physician Strike View; Argument from Hippocratic Oath; Argument from the Principle of Beneficence; Argument from Utilitarianism; Argument from African Communalism; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter Six; Advertising in African Traditional Medicine; Background to Traditional Medicine Advertising; Conceptual Analysis of Herbal medicine, spiritual healing and/or traditional medicine; Advertising in traditional medicine in sub-Saharan Africa 327 $aEthical Questions and Methodological Issues in Traditional MedicineCommon Advertising Moral Wrongs in Traditional Medicine in Southern Africa; Exaggerated Competence; False Guarantees; Misinformation; False Testimonials and claims of sources of herbs; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter Seven; Beneficence and Life Saving in Biomedicine; The Nature of the Principle of Beneficence; The Complexities of Beneficence in Biomedicine; The Implications of Beneficence in Biomedicine; On Behalf of a Pragmatic and Rationalized Medical Ethic; Notes; Back cover 330 $aThis is a vivid, thought-provoking and fascinating text on some contentious issues in contemporary medical ethics. The book acknowledges the contribution of i?African traditioni? and Western scholarship to the development of medical ethics as a university discipline. It questions the lack of consensus around such biomedical issues as euthanasia and traditional medicine. In many countries, the failure has resulted in public outcries. Its thrust centres on the nexus of practice and theory, and the importance of pragmatism and critical questioning in dealing with different cases on and around biome 606 $aMedical ethics$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical ethics 700 $aMawere$b Munyaradzi$0857215 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457926903321 996 $aAfrica focus debates on contemporary contentious biomedical issues$92259777 997 $aUNINA