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Mainstream discussions of ethics often search for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Critique of Mainstream Medical Ethics
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Matters of Birth and Life
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Matters of Life and Death
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Back Matter
About the author
Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medical Ethics, Ordinary Concepts and Ordinary Lives
Book Subtitle: Ordinary Concepts, Ordinary Lives
Authors: Christopher Cowley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230591561
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50690-9Published: 13 November 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35318-7Published: 01 January 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59156-1Published: 13 November 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 204
Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics