Practical Reasoning in Bioethics [Hardcover]

This is a valuable clarification, re-statement and defence of principlism as an approach to applied ethics. It is strongly recommended to many teachers of bioethics... Journal of the American Medical Association

Childress book deserves careful study by all concerned with the ethical aspect of contemporary biomedical challenges. Science Books & Films

An ideal supplement for a graduate seminar on bioethics or for upper-division undergraduates needing more information in this area. Choice

In these revised and updated essays, renowned ethicist James F. Childress highlights the role of imagination in practical reasoning through various metaphors and analogies. His discussion of ethical problems contributes to a better understanding of the scope and strength of different moral principles, such as justice, beneficence, and respect for autonomy. At the same time, Childress demonstrates the major role of metaphorical, analogical, and symbolic reasoning in biomedical ethics, largely in conjunction with, rather than in opposition to, principled reasoning.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Principles, Metaphors, and Analogies
1. Metaphor and Analogy in Bioethics
2. Ethical Theories, Principles, and Casuistry in Bioethics: An Interpretation and Defense
of Principlism
3. Metaphors and Models of Doctor-Patient Relationships: Their Implications for
Autonomy with Mark Siegler
Part Two: Respect for Autonomy: Its Implications and Limitations
4. If You Let Them, Theyd Stay in Bed All Morning: The Principle of Respect for
Autonomy and the Tyranny of Regulation in Nursing Home Life
5. How Much Should the Cancer Patient Know and Decide? with Bettina Schoene-Seifert
6. Mandatory HIV Screening and Testing
Part Three: Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment
7. Who Is a Doctor to Decide Whether a Person Lives or Dies? : Reflections on Daxs
Case with Courtney S. Campbell
8. Must Patients Always Be Given Food lC=