George P. Smith, II is a leading figure in the world of medical law and ethics. During his long career he has addressed some of the most important issues in bioethics and has contributed much origin……続きを見る
This title was first published in 2003: As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of research involving human participants are b……続きを見る
End-of-life issues, including fear of dying, have been recognized as a factor hindering psychosocial functioning in elderly populations.
As people age, many focus with increasing intensity on the is……続きを見る
La producción de embriones humanos y su destrucción en la investigación biomédica se realizará en laboratorios públicos y su trabajo estará financiado con fondos estatales. Nadie pondría objeciones ……続きを見る
著者:George J. Annas
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2010年02月01日
"Carefully reasoned, clearly articulated, and pulls no punches...Boldly tackles the most contentious issues in bioethics and public policy....Worst Case Bioethics is certain to provoke strong respon……続きを見る
著者:Mathew George
出版社: Springer Nature Singapore
発売日: 2016年09月02日
This book is an ethnographic work that uses a critical medical anthropology approach to examine the concept of fever care in the context of southern India. Through a study of fevers, the study provi……続きを見る
In the 1850s, "Drapetomania" was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States. The main symptom was a strange desire to run away from their masters. In earlier centur……続きを見る
Mental health laws surrounding psychiatric treatment under coercion have remained largely unchanged since the eighteenth century. The grounds for involuntary treatment in psychiatry are first, that ……続きを見る
Ethicists and medical scholars agree that adverse medical events should be disclosed to patients and families. However, defining what constitutes a medical error can be difficult.
Richard George Bou……続きを見る
A fragmented health care industry combined with longer life expectancies is helping to push up the price of prescription drugs.
While pharmaceutical manufacturers point to increased costs of researc……続きを見る
When you think of the words medicine and philosophy, your first thought might be that the two words aren’t related. What could they possibly have in common?
Once upon a time, however, existential ph……続きを見る
by MICHEL FOUCAULT Everyone knows that in France there are few logicians but many historians of science; and that in the 'philosophical establishment' - whether teaching or research oriented - they ……続きを見る
Le coeur et ses mystères...
Le cœur, organe de vie par excellence, rythme notre vie. S’il bat en moyenne 2,5 milliards de fois durant notre existence, dès qu’il montre ses premiers signes de faibles……続きを見る