Global Bioethics

Building on the Leopold Legacy

Häftad, Engelska, 1988

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Beskrivning

Van Rensselaer Potter created and defined the term "bioethics" in 1970, to describe a new philosophy that sought to integrate biology, ecology, medicine, and human values. Bioethics is often linked to environmental ethics and stands in sharp contrast to biomedical ethics. Because of this confusion (and appropriation of the term in medicine), Potter chose to use the term "Global Bioethics" in 1988. Potter's definition of bioethics from Global Bioethics is, "Biology combined with diverse humanistic knowledge forging a science that sets a system of medical and environmental priorities for acceptable survival."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1988-01-31
Mått:140 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:203
Förlag:Michigan State University Press
ISBN:9780870132643

Utforska kategorier

Medicinsk etik och läkaretik inom Medicin
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Van Rensselaer Potter II was an American biochemist. He was Professor of Oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin- Madison for more than 50 years.

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSFOREWORDPREFACEINTRODUCTIONKnowledge of Adaptation is Needed for Wisdom1THE LEOPOLD LEGACYNew Perspectives on the Leopold LegacyAldo Leopold's Neglected LegacyA Leopold Primer2HUMAN SURVIVALThe Cancer AnalogyEarth as OrganismThe Issue of SurvivalSurvival Cannot Be AssumedThe Meaning of SurvivalKinds of Survival3DILEMMAS IN ECOLOGICAL BIOETHICSFrom Knowledge to WisdomThe Dollar Dilemma4TWO KINDS OF BIOETHICSThe Matter of NomenclatureTeaching Ethics in Higher EducationEthics in a New PhaseGlobal Bioethics and the Feminine Viewpoint5DILEMMAS IN MEDICAL BIOETHICSTeenage PregnancyHandicapped NewbornsOrgan TransplantationEuthanasiaThe Secular Vision6THE CONTROL OF HUMAN FERTILITYTwo Kinds of PeopleThe San Antonio ConnectionClinical Applications: InfertilityNonsurgical Methods of ContraceptionContraceptive ResearchPregnancy TerminationPlanned Intervention in Population ChangeFertility-Regulating MethodsSocial & Religious Correlates of Fertility7GLOBAL BIOETHICS DEFINEDHuman Health as the Global BioethicMedical Bioethics in PerspectiveEcological Bioethics in PerspectiveAppendix 1THE LEOPOLD HERITAGEThe Leopold Family HeritageThe Leopold Intellectual HeritageAppendix 2A BIOETHICAL CREED FOR INDIVIDUALSINDEX