Published October, 2010
By W.E Stempsey and William Stempsey
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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The idea of preparing a new critical edition of Elisha Bartlett's Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science was suggested to me several years ago by Dr. H. I was able to find many of Bartlett's published works and other nineteenth-century medical literature there, and the entire library staff provided quick and able research assistance.

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Published June, 2010
By Russell DiSilvestro
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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Many debates about the moral status of things-for example, debates about the natural rights of human fetuses or nonhuman animals-eventually migrate towards a discussion of the capacities of the things in question-for example, their capacities to feel pain, think, or love.

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Published October, 2009
By Howard A. Brody, Zahra Meghani and Kimberly Greenwald
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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Michael Ryan's Writings on Medical Ethics offers both an annotated reprint of his key ethical writings, and an extensive introductory essay that fills in many previously unknown details of Ryan's life, analyzes the significance of his ethical works, and places him within the historical trajectory of the field of medical ethics.

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Published October, 2009
By D. Christopher Ralston and Justin Ho
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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After examining competing philosophical approaches to disability, this volume goes on to address such themes as the complex interplay between disability and quality of life, questions of social justice, and the personal dimensions of disability.

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Published May, 2008
By James A. Marcum
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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In this book the author explores the shifting philosophical boundaries of modern medical knowledge and practice occasioned by the crisis of quality-of-care, especially in terms of the various humanistic adjustments to the biomedical model.

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Published May, 2008
By Sarah-Vaughan Brakman and Darlene Fozard Weaver
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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The strength of this collection of essays is its careful consideration, from a variety of perspectives within the Catholic tradition, of the practice of embryo adoption.

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Published June, 2007
By Shui Chuen Lee
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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This book examines the implications of Confucian moral and ontological understandings for medical decision-making, human embryonic stem cell research, and health care financing.

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Published March, 2007
By Harold Kincaid and Jennifer McKitrick
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective. This holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural and social sciences. The upshot is a unique volume that ties medicine to contemporary issues in philosophy of science and metaphysics.

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Published May, 2006
By Mary C. Rawlinson and Shannon Lundeen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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Unlike any other volume focusing on women's health issues, this collection brings together a wealth of cross-disciplinary perspectives to bear on the intersection of breasts and medicine. Among other works on similar subject matters, the academic versatility of this volume is unparalleled.

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