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Biomedical Ethics Reviews · 1985

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. James M. Humber

    1. Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, USA

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  2. Robert F. Almeder
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Buying, Selling, and Brokering Human Organs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
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    2. Testimony

      • Samuel Gorovitz
      Pages 5-12

    3. Coercion, Paternalism, and the Buying and Selling of Human Organs

      • James Humber
      Pages 13-26

    4. Global Objections to Kidney Sales

      • Samuel Gorovitz
      Pages 27-33

  3. Sex Preselection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-38
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    2. Sex Preselection

      • Helen Bequaert Holmes
      Pages 39-71

    3. The Ethics of Sex Preselection

      • Mary Anne Warren
      Pages 73-89

  4. Medical Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-95
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    2. Medical Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty

      • Bernard Boxill
      Pages 97-108

    3. Sharing Uncertainty

      • Martin Benjamin
      Pages 109-126

  5. Concepts of Health and Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-130
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    2. In Defense of a Naturalistic Concept of Health

      • William Bechtel
      Pages 131-170

    3. Health and Aging

      • Suzanne Poirier
      Pages 171-180

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 181-184
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About this book

Biomedical Ethics Reviews: 1985 is the third volume in a series of texts designed to review and update the literature on issues of central impor­ tance in bioethics today. Four topics are discussed in the present volume: ( 1) Should citizens of the United States be permitted to buy, sell, and broker human organs? (2) Should sex preselection be legally proscribed? (3) What decision-making procedure should medical per­ sonnel employ in those cases where there is a high degree of uncer­ tainty? (4) What do we mean when we use the terms "health" and "disease"? Each topic constitutes a separate section in our text; intro­ ductory essays briefly summarize the contents of each section. Bioethics is, by its nature, interdisciplinary in character. Recognizing this fact, the authors represented in the present volume have made every effort to minimize the use of technical jargon. At the same time, we believe the purpose of providing a review of the recent literature, as well as of advancing bioethical discussion, is admirably served by the pieces collected herein. We look forward to the next volume in our series, and very much hope the reader will also.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, USA

    James M. Humber

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomedical Ethics Reviews · 1985

  • Editors: James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder

  • Series Title: Biomedical Ethics Reviews

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-441-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-093-0Published: 25 February 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-4634-1Published: 03 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-441-2Published: 25 February 1986

  • Series ISSN: 0742-1796

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 184

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Ethics

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