Ethics, Medical Research, and Medicine: Commercialism Versus Environmentalism and Social Justice

by Norman J. Temple and Andrew Thompson

Book Overview

Andrew Thompson, Norman J. Temple We humans are an extraordinary species. One of our finest achievements is the development of morality, of a sense of right and wrong. We articulate and then impose this sensitivity upon ourselves in the form of ethical guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws. We have, regrettably, also developed marvelously clever ways of justifying our behavior whenever it runs afoul of these prescriptions. We have, for example,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792371038
• ISBN13: 9780792371038
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"