History and Future of Bioethics: A Sociological View

by John Hyde Evans

Book Overview

It seems like every day society faces a new ethical challenge raised by a scientific innovation. Human genetic engineering, stem cell research, face transplantation, synthetic biology - all were science fiction only a few decades ago, but now are all reality. How do we as a society decide whether these technologies are ethical? For decades professional bioethicists have served as mediators between a busy public and its decision-makers, helping people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199860858
• ISBN13: 9780199860852
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"