Ethics and the metaphysics of medicine : reflections on health and beneficence

Ethics and the metaphysics of medicine reflections on health and beneficence

"In Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine, Kenneth Richman develops an "embedded instrumentalist" theory of health and applies it to practical problems in health care and medicine, addressing topics that range from the philosophy of science to knee surgery." ""Embedded...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Richman, Kenneth A., 1966- autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press [2004]
Series:Basic bioethics
Subjects:
Hume, David > 1711-1776.
Medicina > Filosofía
Salud.
Médicos > Deontología.
Bioética
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004247669708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • The question of normativity
  • A proposal : embedded instrumentalism
  • Beneficence and recommendations for treatment
  • Autonomy and parentalism
  • Conclusion to part II [Health and ethics]
  • Advance directives
  • Talking to patients, training physicians
  • Conclusion : what every doctor should know about metaphysics

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