The Picture of Health Medical Ethics and the Movies [Paperback]

Film and literature have long been mined for interesting examples and case studies in order to teach biomedical ethics to students. This volume presents a collection of about 80 very brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each essay focuses on a single scene and the ethical issues it raises, and the volume editors have provided strict guidelines for what each essay must do, while also allowing for some creative freedom. While some of the films are obvious candidates with medical themes -- Million Dollar Baby , The Diving Bell and the Butterfly -- some are novel choices, such as Pan's Labyrinth or As Good as it Gets . The book will contain several general introductory chapters to major sections, and a complete filmography and cross-index at the end of the book where readers can look up individual films or ethical issues.

Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Contributors

1. Personal reflections about film and ethics
1. Frankenstein and the birth of medical ethics. (Albert Jonsen)
2. A personal journey using film to teach medical ethics (Peter Dans)
3. Movies help us explore relational ethics in healthcare (Johanna Shapiro)
4. Visions of reality, sometimes larger than life. (Henri Colt and Steven Crawford)

2. Autonomy, Justice, and Informed Consent
1. Making autonomous decisions (Jennifer Hawkins, Million dollar baby)
2. Informed consent (Henri Colt, Extreme measures)
3. The ethics of self-determination (Arthur Derse, The diving bell and the butterfly)
4. Paternalism and Beneficence (Maria Luisa Pfeiffer and Silvia Quadrelli, Dark victory)
5. Consent, competence and capacity, (Jay A Jacobson, A beautiful mind)
6. The challenge of Personhood (Michael Dahnke, Lorenzo's Oil)
7. The physician's role in addressing social ills (Felicia Cohn, Vera Drake)
8. Resealc§