Engaging the world [[electronic resource] ] : the use of empirical research in bioethics and the regulation of biotechnology / / edited by Søren Holm and Monique F. Jonas

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Disciplina: 174.957
• Soggetto topico: Medical ethics - Research; Bioethics - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HolmSøren JonasMonique F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Preface; Contents; A Defence of Empirical Bioethics; Healthcare and the Habermasian Public Sphere; Putting Empirical Studies in their Place; Can There Be Moral Experts?; What should we do about it? Implications of the Empirical Evidence in Relation to Comprehension and Acceptability of Randomisation; Use and Abuse of Empirical Knowledge in Contemporary Bioethics: A Critical Analysis of Empirical Arguments Employed in the Controversy Surrounding Stem Cell Research; Carol Gilligan and her Different Voice ; Who Should Decide and Why? The Futility of Philosophy, Sociology and Law in Institutionalised Bioethics and the Unwarrantability of Ethics CommitteesEmpirical Investigations of Moral Development; Theory and Methodology of Empirical-Ethical Research; An Empirical Study of the Informed Consent Process of a Clinical Trial; Stimulating Public Debate on the Ethical and Social Issues Raised by the New Genetics; The Use of Computer Simulation and Artificial Intelligence in the Study of Ethical Components of Medical Decision-Making; Conclusion; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Holm (Institute of Medicine, Law, and Bioethics, University of Manchester, UK) and Jonas (Center for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester) gather papers representing the work performed as part of the Empirical Methods in Bioethics project sponsored by the European Commission, DG-Research. The papers are mainly concerned with investiga
• Titolo autorizzato: Engaging the world
• ISBN: 1-280-50599-0; 9786610505999; 1-4175-9021-1; 600-00-0419-2; 1-60129-424-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449798203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biomedical and health research ; ; v. 58.