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1 online resource |
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Philosophy and medicine ; volume 125 |
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Philosophy and medicine ; v. 125.
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Contributors; Author Bios; Introduction; Introduction; Critical Essays; Conclusion: The Plantation; References; Part I: Critical Essays; Chapter 1: A Critical Appraisal of Engelhardt on the "Enlightenment Project"; 1.1 Engelhardt on the "Enlightenment Project"; 1.2 A Competitor Enlightenment Project; 1.3 Engelhardt's Enlightenment Project; 1.4 The Attraction of Bioethics Aiming for Reliability; 1.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Diversity in Clinical Ethics; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Educational Aspect; 2.3 Process Aspect; 2.4 Philosophical Aspect; 2.5 Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 3: Recognizing the Difference that Faith Makes: H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., on Life-Ending Medical Interventions3.1 The Former Position; 3.2 The Latter Position; 3.3 Comparing the Positions; 3.4 Final Comments; References; Chapter 4: The Foundations of Secular Bioethics; 4.1 Immanence Versus Transcendence; 4.2 Reflections on the Enlightenment Project; 4.3 Justification and Belief in Clinical Bioethics; 4.4 Avoiding Liberal Cosmopolitanism; 4.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Disease, Bioethics, and Philosophy of Medicine: The Contributions of H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr |
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5.1 Introduction5.2 Engelhardt's Philosophy of Disease; 5.2.1 Why Study Disease?; 5.2.2 The Descriptive, Explanatory, Evaluative, and Social Dimensions of Disease; 5.2.2.1 Descriptive Dimension; 5.2.2.2 Explanatory Dimension; 5.2.2.3 Evaluative Dimension; 5.2.2.4 Social Dimensions; 5.2.2.5 Facts, Theories, Values, and Social Contexts; 5.3 Disease and Bioethics; 5.4 Disease, Bioethics, and Philosophy of Medicine; 5.5 Closing; References; Chapter 6: Sanctity of Life: A Study in Ambiguity and Confusion; 6.1 Religious Perspectives and the Sanctity of Life; 6.1.1 A Christian Perspective |
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6.1.2 Buddhist Perspectives6.1.3 Summary; 6.2 Bioethics and Sanctity of Life; 6.2.1 General, Secular Bioethics ; 6.2.2 Cruzan: An Example; 6.3 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: A Transcendental Argument for Agreement as the Sole Sufficient Basis of a Philosophical Ethic; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Disentangling Four Strands of Argumentation in Engelhardt's Foundations of Bioethics; 7.3 Engelhardt's Transcendental Argument for Agreement as the Necessary Basis of Any Ethic for Moral Strangers |
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7.4 To What Extent Can the Question of Moral Authority Be Disentangled from the Task Associated with Peaceably Resolving Conflicts (Resolutions Without Force)?7.4.1 Meta-controversies About Controversies; 7.4.2 The Agents, Agency, and Action Associated with the Controversy; 7.4.3 Why the Game of Blaming and Praising Requires the Stance of an Agent that Can Be Reciprocally Assumed by the Other Agent (and the Nature of the Self-Relation Between an Agent, Agency, and Action that Is Assumed by One Who Plays the Moral Game) |
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This volume brings together a set of critical essays on the thought of Professor Doctor H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Co-Founding Editor of the Philosophy and Medicine book series. Amongst the founders of bioethics, Professor Engelhardt, looms large. Many of his books and articles have appeared in multiple languages, including Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese. The essays in this book focus critically on a wide swath of his work, in the process elucidating, critiquing, and/or commending the rigor and reach of his thought. This volume compasses analyses of many different aspects of Engelhardt's work, including social and political philosophy, biopolitics, the philosophy of medicine, and bioethics. It brings together internationally known scholars to assess key elements of Engelhardt's work |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 26, 2015) |
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Engelhardt, H. Tristram (Hugo Tristram), Jr., 1941-2018
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| SUBJECT |
Engelhardt, H. Tristram (Hugo Tristram), Jr., 1941-2018 fast |
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Bioethics.
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Biopolitics.
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Philosophy.
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Ethics & moral philosophy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
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Bioethics
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Biopolitics
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Electronic book
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Rasmussen, Lisa M., editor
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Iltis, Ana Smith, editor
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Cherry, Mark J., editor
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| ISBN |
9783319189659 |
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3319189654 |
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