The Foundations of Bioethics

H. Engelhardt

DOI:10.1590/s1020-49891997001200015

Corpus ID: 53727503

The Foundations of Bioethics

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  title={The Foundations of Bioethics},
  author={H. Engelhardt},
  year={1986}
}

H. Engelhardt

Published 1986

Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology

This is the first single-author text on the philosophical issues in bioethics that is both systematic and comprehensive. Engelhardt provides both a critique of the theoretical foundations of bioethics and an analysis of the problematic ways in which facts, theories and values become intertwined in concepts of health and disease. He analyzes patients' rights, including the right to free and informed consent, to refuse treatment, and to the benefits of health care. Covering topics that range from… CONTINUE READING

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