Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature - Couverture souple

Stripling, Mahala Yates

 
9780988986527: Bioethics and Medical Issues in Literature
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0988986523 ISBN 13 : 9780988986527
Editeur : University of California Medical Humanities Press, 2013

Synopsis

Many of the bioethical and medical issues challenging society today have been anticipated and addressed in literature ranging from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Albert Camus’s The Plague, to Margaret Edson's Wit. The ten works of fiction explored in this book stimulate lively dialogue on topics like bioterrorism, cloning, organ transplants, obesity and heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and civil and human rights. This interdisciplinary and multicultural approach introducing literature across the curricula helps students master medical and bioethical concepts brought about by advances in science and technology, bringing philosophy into the world of science.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Many of the bioethical and medical issues challenging society today have been anticipated and addressed in literature ranging from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Albert Camus's The Plague, to Margaret Edson's Wit. The ten works of fiction explored in this book stimulate lively dialogue on topics like bioterrorism, cloning, organ transplants, obesity and heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and civil and human rights. This interdisciplinary and multicultural approach introducing literature across the curricula helps students master medical and bioethical concepts brought about by advances in science and technology, bringing philosophy into the world of science.

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Éditeur
University of California Medical Humanities Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0988986523
ISBN 13 
9780988986527
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
174
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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