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Author Tomlinson, Thomas, 1945-

Title Methods in medical ethics : critical perspectives / Tom Tomlinson
Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Contents The indispensability of principles -- The limits of principles -- Putting principles in context : balancing, specification, and reflective equilibrium -- Casuistry : ruled by cases -- Narrative ethics : the uses of stories -- Feminism, context and care -- Virtue theory -- Fitting methods to cases
Summary This book systematically reviews a variety of methods for addressing ethical problems in medicine, accounting for both their weaknesses and strengths. Illustrated throughout with specific cases or controversies, the book aims to develop an informed eclecticism that knows how to pick the right tool for the right job
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Medical ethics.
Ethics, Medical
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
Medical ethics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199950317
0199950318
9780199721948
0199721947