Moral Entanglements

by Henry S. Richardson

The philosopher Henry Richardson's short book is a defense of a position on a neglected topic in medical research ethics. Clinical research ethics has been a longstanding area of study, dating back to the aftermath of the Nazi death-camp doctors and the Tuskegee syphilis study. Most ethical regulations and institutions (such as Institutiional Review Boards) have developed in response to those past abuses, including the stress on obtaining informed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195388933
• ISBN13: 9780195388930
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.3"