Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar
| Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.9617 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgery - Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics General Surgery - ethics Ethics, Medical |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-7425-5001-X
0-7425-7616-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Ethics of Contested Surgeries David Benatar; Part I: Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting; 1 Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision Michael Benatar and David Benatar; 2 The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision: Helping Parents to Decide Leslie Cannold; 3 Genital Alteration of Female Minors Dena S. Davis; Part II: Sex Assignment and Reassignment Surgery; 4 The Ethics of Surgically Assigning Sex for Intersex Children Merle Spriggsand Julian Savulescu
5 Transsexualism and Gender Reassignment Surgery Heather Draper and Neil EvansPart III: Separating Conjoined Twins; 6 Separating Conjoined Twins: Disability, Ontology, and Moral Status Richard Hull and Stephen Wilkinson; 7 Conjunction and Separation: Viable Relationships, Equitable Partings David Wasserman; Part IV: Limb and Face Transplantation; 8 Ethical Issues in Limb Transplants Donna Dickenson and Guy Widdershoven; 9 Changing Faces: Ethics, Identity, and Facial Transplantation Françoise Baylis; Part V: Cosmetic Surgery; 10 A Defense of Cosmetic Surgery Stephen Coleman 11 Beauty under the Knife: A Feminist Appraisal of Cosmetic Surgery Rosemarie Tong and Hilde LindemannPart VI: Placebo Surgery; 12 The Emperor's New Scar: The Ethics of Placebo Surgery David Neil; 13 Sham Surgery and Reasonable Risks Alex John London; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452349703321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar
| Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.9617 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgery - Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics General Surgery - ethics Ethics, Medical |
| ISBN |
0-7425-5001-X
0-7425-7616-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Ethics of Contested Surgeries David Benatar; Part I: Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting; 1 Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision Michael Benatar and David Benatar; 2 The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision: Helping Parents to Decide Leslie Cannold; 3 Genital Alteration of Female Minors Dena S. Davis; Part II: Sex Assignment and Reassignment Surgery; 4 The Ethics of Surgically Assigning Sex for Intersex Children Merle Spriggsand Julian Savulescu
5 Transsexualism and Gender Reassignment Surgery Heather Draper and Neil EvansPart III: Separating Conjoined Twins; 6 Separating Conjoined Twins: Disability, Ontology, and Moral Status Richard Hull and Stephen Wilkinson; 7 Conjunction and Separation: Viable Relationships, Equitable Partings David Wasserman; Part IV: Limb and Face Transplantation; 8 Ethical Issues in Limb Transplants Donna Dickenson and Guy Widdershoven; 9 Changing Faces: Ethics, Identity, and Facial Transplantation Françoise Baylis; Part V: Cosmetic Surgery; 10 A Defense of Cosmetic Surgery Stephen Coleman 11 Beauty under the Knife: A Feminist Appraisal of Cosmetic Surgery Rosemarie Tong and Hilde LindemannPart VI: Placebo Surgery; 12 The Emperor's New Scar: The Ethics of Placebo Surgery David Neil; 13 Sham Surgery and Reasonable Risks Alex John London; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790585403321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar
| Cutting to the core : exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / / edited by David Benatar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.9617 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgery - Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics General Surgery - ethics Ethics, Medical |
| ISBN |
0-7425-5001-X
0-7425-7616-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Ethics of Contested Surgeries David Benatar; Part I: Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting; 1 Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision Michael Benatar and David Benatar; 2 The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision: Helping Parents to Decide Leslie Cannold; 3 Genital Alteration of Female Minors Dena S. Davis; Part II: Sex Assignment and Reassignment Surgery; 4 The Ethics of Surgically Assigning Sex for Intersex Children Merle Spriggsand Julian Savulescu
5 Transsexualism and Gender Reassignment Surgery Heather Draper and Neil EvansPart III: Separating Conjoined Twins; 6 Separating Conjoined Twins: Disability, Ontology, and Moral Status Richard Hull and Stephen Wilkinson; 7 Conjunction and Separation: Viable Relationships, Equitable Partings David Wasserman; Part IV: Limb and Face Transplantation; 8 Ethical Issues in Limb Transplants Donna Dickenson and Guy Widdershoven; 9 Changing Faces: Ethics, Identity, and Facial Transplantation Françoise Baylis; Part V: Cosmetic Surgery; 10 A Defense of Cosmetic Surgery Stephen Coleman 11 Beauty under the Knife: A Feminist Appraisal of Cosmetic Surgery Rosemarie Tong and Hilde LindemannPart VI: Placebo Surgery; 12 The Emperor's New Scar: The Ethics of Placebo Surgery David Neil; 13 Sham Surgery and Reasonable Risks Alex John London; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826062703321 |
| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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