encyclopedia of bioethics, 3rd edition - stephen g. post

[...]... design for tomorrow As such, posthumans would no longer be humans Genetics, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition nanotechnology, cloning, cybernetics, and computer technologies are all part of the posthuman vision, which even includes the idea of downloading of synaptic connections in the brain to form a computerized human mind freed of mortal flesh, and thereby immortalized Posthumanists do not believe... Kleinman (1995) MEDICINE, ART OF Eric J Cassell (1995) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition LIST OF ARTICLES • MEDICINE, PHILOSOPHY OF H Tristram Engelhardt, Jr Kevin Wm Wildes (1995) MEDICINE, PROFESSION OF Gert H Brieger (1995) Revised by author MEDICINE, SOCIOLOGY OF David Mechanic (1995) MENTAL HEALTH, MEANING OF MENTAL HEALTH Edwin R Wallace IV (1995) Postscript by author MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES I SETTINGS... Introduction to the 1995 revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Bioethics, Warren Thomas Reich, Editor in Chief, defined bioethics as “the systematic study of the moral dimensions—including moral vision, decisions, conduct, and policies of the life sciences and health care, employing a variety of ethical methodologies in an interdisciplinary setting.” This definition shapes the third edition, which continues... alternative to superficiality ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition While this Encyclopedia does not include biographies of bioethicists who were also moral leaders attempting to influence the world of science, healthcare, and public opinion, the list would be extensive and pluralistic Many of the finest contributors to the field of bioethics are actively engaged in the service of needful constituencies,... required full disclosure from all authors Bioethics, Pluralism and Public Discourse The tradition of the Encyclopedia makes an instructive contribution to the future of bioethics in the academy because it includes the full spectrum of voices addressing the questions of bioethics, consistent with diversity in the public square of liberal democracies The academic field of bioethics, in order to remain both relevant... Janet Bickel xxxi LIST OF ARTICLES • WOMEN AS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HISTORICAL ISSUES OF Carol C Nadelson Malkah T Notman (1995) Revised by authors WOMEN, HISTORICAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Marilyn J Boxer (1995) • • • X XENOTRANSPLANTATION Abdallah S Daar Louisa E Chapmann xxxii ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition • LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Donald C Ainslie University of Toronto George J Annas... GENETIC COUNSELING, PRACTICE OF Barbara Bowles Biesecker (1995) Revised by author GENETIC DISCRIMINATION Phyllis Griffin Epps xxii • • • H HARM Bettina Schoene-Seifert (1995) Revised by author HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, LEGAL CONTROL OF David F Musto (1995) Revised by author ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition LIST OF ARTICLES • HAZARDOUS WASTES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES Kristin Shrader-Frechette (1995) Revised... Petrosyan Gerard F Anderson ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition John F Kilner HUMAN EVOLUTION AND ETHICS Michael Ruse HUMAN GENE TRANSFER RESEARCH M Therese Lysaught xxiii LIST OF ARTICLES • HUMAN NATURE Alison M Jaggar Karsten J Struhl (1995) HUMAN RIGHTS Stephen P Marks V LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF CONSENT IN HEALTHCARE Jay Katz (1995) Postscript by Angela Roddey Holder Postscript revised by author... (1995) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition LIST OF ARTICLES • LAW AND MORALITY Baruch A Brody (1995) LIFE Sarah Franklin (1995) MANAGED CARE Karen G Gervais MATERNAL–FETAL RELATIONSHIP I MEDICAL ASPECTS Nancy Milliken (1995) LIFE, QUALITY OF I QUALITY OF LIFE IN CLINICAL DECISIONS James J Walter (1995) II QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEALTHCARE ALLOCATION E Haavi Morreim (1995) Revised by author III QUALITY OF. .. with authority of a common morality Yet in other areas, such as brain definitions of death or certain reproductive technologies, few would assume moral objectivism There are also difficult disagreements as to whether we should attempt to significantly modify human nature itself through advanced biotechnology ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3rd Edition INTRODUCTION • The third edition of the Encyclopedia was . University ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOETHICS 3 RD EDITION EDITED BY STEPHEN G . POST VOLUME 1 A – C Bio_TP_V1 9/24/03 3:08 PM Page 1 Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd edition Stephen G. Post Editor. ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 5-6 (vol. 1) — ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 6-4 (vol. 2) — ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 7-2 (vol. 3) — ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 8-0 (vol. 4) — ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 9-9 (vol. 5) 1. Bioethics—Encyclopedias. 2. Medical ethics—Encyclopedias Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Encyclopedia of bioethics / Stephen G. Post, editor in chief.— 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-0 2-8 6577 4-8 (set : hardcover