Bioethics in America : origins and cultural politics / / M.L. Tina Stevens
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| Autore: |
Stevens Tina
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| Titolo: |
Bioethics in America : origins and cultural politics / / M.L. Tina Stevens
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.2/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical ethics - United States - History |
| Bioethics - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | Notes: p. 161-194. |
| Includes index. | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue The Tradition of Ambivalence -- Chapter One The Culture of Post-atomic Ambivalence -- Chapter Two "Leader of Leaders" -- Chapter Three Redefining Death in America -- Chapter Four "Sleeping Beauty" -- Epilogue Conclusion and Outlook -- Notes -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "An interesting and provocative book, well worth reading for the issues it raises as well as for the historical analysis of the bioethics movement." -- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine "Bioethics in America merits our attention. It will encourage additional reflection on the sources and meaning of the rise of this new profession dedicated to moral arbitration." -- Journal of American History. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bioethics in America |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-7697-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910962724803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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