Ethics and Chronic Illness

by Tom Walker and Tom Walker

This book provides an account of the ethics of chronic illness. Chronic illness differs from other illnesses in that it is often incurable, patients can live with it for many years, and its day-to-day management is typically carried out by the patient or members of their family. These features problematise key distinctions that underlie much existing work in medical ethics including those between beneficence and autonomy, between treatment and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032093013
• ISBN13: 9781032093017
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"